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OpenRGB CVE-2026-18794

| EUVDEUVD-2026-66362 HIGH
Improper Validation of Consistency within Input (CWE-1288)
2026-08-25
8.8
CVSS 4.0 · Vendor
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Vendor (CNA) PRIMARY
8.8 HIGH
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
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7.5 HIGH

Unauthenticated network service with no access controls; impact is availability-only with no confidentiality or integrity loss.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (CNA).

CVSS VectorVendor

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
X

Lifecycle Timeline

2
Analysis Generated
Aug 25, 2026 - 18:16 vuln.today
CVE Published
Aug 25, 2026 - 16:23 oss-security
CRITICAL

Description PRE-NVD

Disclosed via oss-security. NVD scoring and full description are pending.

AnalysisAI

Denial-of-service attack vectors in OpenRGB's unauthenticated TCP network protocol server (listening on 0.0.0.0:6742) allow any network-reachable attacker to crash or resource-exhaust the OpenRGB daemon without authentication. CVE-2026-18794 covers multiple DoS paths rooted in absent input-size validation - the server performs uncapped memory allocations from attacker-controlled length fields and passes raw network data to string constructors without null-termination checks. …

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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata

Access
Identify exposed TCP port 6742
Delivery
Connect without authentication
Exploit
Send crafted NetPacketHeader with attacker-controlled pkt_size
Execution
Trigger uncapped memory allocation in NetworkServer::ListenThreadFunction()
Impact
Crash or resource-exhaust the root-privileged OpenRGB daemon

Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation The OpenRGB server must be running and TCP port 6742 must be reachable by the attacker - either over the network (if host or network firewall rules allow it) or via localhost (always accessible to any local user regardless of firewall). … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment CVE-2026-18794 presents a meaningful real-world risk for any deployment where TCP port 6742 is network-reachable. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario An attacker with access to TCP port 6742 - remotely if firewall rules permit, or locally via localhost - connects without any authentication and sends a crafted NetPacketHeader specifying a pkt_size value that drives an enormous or pathological memory allocation in the server's parsing loop. The OpenRGB daemon, running as root under 'Restart=always', crashes and is immediately restarted, enabling repeated cycling. …
Remediation Upgrade to OpenRGB 1.0rc3-hotfix (Hotfix 1), which upstream states addresses the worst aspects of the flaws in this report; see https://openrgb.org for the release. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

Recommended ActionAI

Within 24 hours, inventory all systems running OpenRGB and classify by operational criticality, particularly any used for data center thermal management or security system integration. …

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