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CVE-2026-18358

7.5 · HIGH

A flaw was found in gnome-remote-desktop as shipped in Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

Published Jul 31, 2026CWE-400EPSS 0.52%

Overview

CVE-2026-18358 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on July 31, 2026 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

A flaw was found in gnome-remote-desktop as shipped in Red Hat Enterprise Linux. When the daemon is running in system mode with RDP enabled, the incoming connection handler bypasses the connection throttler, allowing an unauthenticated remote attacker to open many parallel pre-authentication connections to the RDP listener. This can accumulate accepted sockets and pending routing-token operations until timeout, exhausting resources and preventing legitimate users from establishing RDP sessions. This issue does not affect the upstream version.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

Refaccess.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:54512Refaccess.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-18358Refbugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2462876

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-18358?

CVE-2026-18358 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on July 31, 2026 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2026-18358?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2026-18358?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2026-18358?

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