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Case File

CVE-2018-7226

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 EPSS 2.28% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2018-02-19 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a critical severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8. It affects Linux. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

GitHub PoC Links
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CVE
CVE-2018-7226
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9.8
EPSS
2.28%
Linux

Original NVD Description

An issue was discovered in vcSetXCutTextProc() in VNConsole.c in LinuxVNC and VNCommand from the LibVNC/vncterm distribution through 0.9.10. Missing sanitization of the client-specified message length may cause integer overflow or possibly have unspecified other impact via a specially crafted VNC packet.