Deskflow EUVD-2026-25623

Monitor the GitHub security advisory at https://github.com/deskflow/deskflow/security/advisories/GHSA-6rx5-g478-775c for vendor-released patch announcements and upgrade to the patched version immediately upon release. Until a patch is available, implement compensating controls: restrict Deskflow installation to single-user workstations where privilege escalation risk is mitigated by the absence of untrusted local accounts, or uninstall Deskflow from multi-user systems and shared environments. On systems where Deskflow must remain operational, harden local access controls by ensuring only trusted administrative users have local logon rights, deploy endpoint detection solutions to monitor unusual named pipe access patterns and SYSTEM process spawning from unexpected parent processes, and apply application control policies to prevent unauthorized binaries from executing even if SYSTEM access is obtained. Note that blocking named pipe access directly would likely break Deskflow's core functionality. For high-security environments, consider replacing Deskflow with alternative KVM solutions that do not require SYSTEM-level services or implement authenticated IPC mechanisms.