# CVE-2026-41477

> Vulnerability · severity: **HIGH** (CVSS 7.8).

## Description

Deskflow is a keyboard and mouse sharing app.  In 1.20.0, 1.26.0.134, and earlier, Deskflow daemon runs as SYSTEM and exposes an IPC named pipe with WorldAccessOption enabled. The daemon processes privileged commands without authentication, allowing any local unprivileged user to execute arbitrary commands as SYSTEM. Affects both stable v1.20.0 + and Continuous v1.26.0.134 prerelease.

## Key facts

- **CVE ID:** CVE-2026-41477
- **Published:** 2026-04-24
- **CVSS severity:** HIGH
- **CVSS base score:** 7.8
- **CWE codes:** CWE-306, CWE-862

## Affected products

- `deskflow:deskflow`

## Primary sources

- NIST NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-41477

## Citation

> AI Analytics. CVE-2026-41477. Retrieved 2026-07-20 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cve/CVE-2026-41477. Derived from NIST NVD. Licensed CC0.

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