RustDesk versions 1.3.9 through 1.4.9 contain a path traversal vulnerability in the macOS clipboard file-paste code path. The application accepts peer-supplied file descriptor names and joins them to the selected target directory without requiring normalized relative paths. A remote peer in an active clipboard file-paste session can use parent-directory components or absolute paths to write files outside the intended target directory at locations writable by the RustDesk process. Commit 6f1eb16 fixes the issue by validating descriptor names and safely joining paths.
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/rustdesk-path-traversal-via-macos-clipboard-file-paste
https://github.com/rustdesk/rustdesk/pull/15693
https://github.com/rustdesk/rustdesk/commit/6f1eb164d616e0e2bfbcf8c6b7c8083b09d7ed06
Published: 2026-08-26
Updated: 2026-08-26
Base Score: 6.8
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:C/A:N
Severity: Medium
Base Score: 5.7
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Severity: Medium
Base Score: 6.9
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Severity: Medium
EPSS: 0.00293