High severity · published Mar 27, 2026
CVE-2026-4962
UltraVNC Service version.dll uncontrolled search path
7.0
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A security flaw has been discovered in UltraVNC up to 1.6.4.0. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality in the library version.dll of the component Service. The manipulation results in uncontrolled search path. The attack needs to be approached locally. This attack is characterized by high complexity. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
High
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 14% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
UL
UltraVNC · Ultravnc
1.6.0; 1.6.1; 1.6.2; 1.6.3; 1.6.4.0 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-4962
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-4962
Permissions Required
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QC-MrqGsfjr4phEN77krLFZHQN8S48U_/view
Permissions Required
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.353839
Third Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?id.353839
Exploit
https://vuldb.com/?submit.777619
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