Missing Authentication for Critical Function Affecting deskflow/deskflow package, versions [1.20.0,]
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- published3 May 2026
- disclosed24 Apr 2026
- creditblue0x1
Introduced: 24 Apr 2026
NewCVE-2026-41477 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
A fix was pushed into the master branch but not yet published.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Missing Authentication for Critical Function via the IPC process. An attacker can gain elevated privileges and execute arbitrary commands with SYSTEM-level access by sending unauthenticated requests to the exposed named pipe.