CVE-2026-2490

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Source

https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-2490

Import Source

https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-2490.json

JSON Data

https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2026-2490

Published

2026-02-20T22:24:43.064Z

Modified

2026-07-15T01:49:17.646929273Z

Severity

5.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N CVSS Calculator

Summary

RustDesk Client for Windows Transfer File Link Following Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Details

RustDesk Client for Windows Transfer File Link Following Information Disclosure Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of RustDesk Client for Windows. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.

The specific flaw exists within the Transfer File feature. By uploading a symbolic link, an attacker can abuse the service to read arbitrary files. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to disclose information in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-27909.

Database specific

{
    "cwe_ids": [
        "CWE-59"
    ],
    "osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/2xxx/CVE-2026-2490.json",
    "cna_assigner": "zdi"
}

References

Affected packages

Git / github.com/rustdesk/rustdesk

Affected ranges

Type

GIT

Repo

https://github.com/rustdesk/rustdesk

Events

Introduced

26e5f7bbebc282fec2ef709b0fc54de478d2abd5

Last affected

26e5f7bbebc282fec2ef709b0fc54de478d2abd5

Database specific

{
    "extracted_events": [
        {
            "introduced": "1.4.1"
        },
        {
            "last_affected": "1.4.1"
        }
    ],
    "source": "AFFECTED_FIELD"
}

Affected versions

1.*

1.4.1

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-2490.json"