CVE-2026-44040

UltraVNC through 1.8.2.2 uses a cryptographically weak pseudo-random number generator to produce VNC authentication challenge bytes. In rfb/vncauth.c:119-129, the vncRandomBytes() function seeds libc rand() with time(0) + getpid() + rand() and generates a 16-byte challenge. The combined seed space is approximately 31 bits (libc rand() internal state) and is entirely determined by publicly-observable values (wall-clock time and process ID). An attacker who can observe the authentication exchange can enumerate the seed space and predict the challenge within seconds, enabling forgery or offline brute-forcing of responses. Note: on Windows, the active code path may use vncEncryptBytes2.cpp which calls CryptGenRandom; reachability on shipped Windows binaries requires compile-graph verification and is under investigation.

• CWE-338

• https://github.com/ultravnc/UltraVNCProduct
• https://uvnc.com/Product, Release Notes
• https://www.securin.io/zero-days/cve-2026-44040-libc-rand-weak-rng-vnc-auth-challenge-ultravnc

Published

Jul 1, 2026

Last Modified

Jul 9, 2026

Status

Modified

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