RustDesk gates incoming control messages on per-capability flags rather than on the session's authorized connection type, and a file-transfer session does not clear those flags. A peer holding only a valid FileTransfer authorization can inject keyboard and mouse input and reach the unguarded screenshot and display-capture handlers, acting outside its granted scope.
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/rustdesk-filetransfer-session-authorization-scope-bypass
https://github.com/bikini/exploitarium/tree/main/rustdesk-session-permission-pocs
Published: 2026-06-28
Updated: 2026-06-28
Base Score: 8
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:C/A:P
Severity: High
Base Score: 7.6
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L
Severity: High
Base Score: 7.2
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Severity: High