01 Record
CVE-2026-44040
UltraVNC vncauth.c uses time-seeded libc rand() to generate VNC authentication challenge bytes
MediumPUBLISHEDCNA: securin
CNA base score4.8 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
02 Description
UltraVNC vncauth.c uses time-seeded libc rand() to generate VNC authentication challenge bytes
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.39% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 33.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 6.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-25.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2026-07-01 03:33Z4 MO AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-07-09 04:36Z3 MO AGO
- Reserved
- 2026-05-05
- Assigning CNA
- securin
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Medium (CVSS 4.8)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-338Use of Cryptographically Weak Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG)Base
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- e590311e6f9620090da1f5016af91968bc5f47659c87d48a7cc64e7de559170c
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- uvnc.comUltraVNC project pagehttps://uvnc.com/
- github.comUltraVNC source repositoryhttps://github.com/ultravnc/UltraVNC
- www.securin.iohttps://www.securin.io/zero-days/cve-2026-44040-libc-rand-weak-rng-vnc-auth-challenge-ultravnc