Description
Incorrect permission assignment in GlavSoft TightVNC Server for Windows before 2.8.88 allows a local authenticated user to read or overwrite the inter-process communication handles used between the TightVNC service and its desktop server process. The named shared memory segment in the Global\ namespace that carries the pipe HANDLE values is created with a NULL DACL, and its name is derived from a time-seeded srand(time(0)) value that is predictable to one-second granularity. A low-privileged local process can open the mapping and tamper with the IPC channel of a service running as SYSTEM, potentially leading to disclosure of session data, privilege escalation, or denial of service.
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Remediation
Vendor Solution
Upgrade TightVNC for Windows to version 2.8.88 or later.
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Thu, 08 Oct 2026 14:00:00 +0000
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| Description | Incorrect permission assignment in GlavSoft TightVNC Server for Windows before 2.8.88 allows a local authenticated user to read or overwrite the inter-process communication handles used between the TightVNC service and its desktop server process. The named shared memory segment in the Global\ namespace that carries the pipe HANDLE values is created with a NULL DACL, and its name is derived from a time-seeded srand(time(0)) value that is predictable to one-second granularity. A low-privileged local process can open the mapping and tamper with the IPC channel of a service running as SYSTEM, potentially leading to disclosure of session data, privilege escalation, or denial of service. | |
| Title | World-accessible IPC shared memory with predictable name in TightVNC Server | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-338 CWE-732 |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: securin
Published:
Updated: 2026-10-08T14:02:27.703Z
Reserved: 2026-10-08T13:23:07.677Z
Link: CVE-2026-107612
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