Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jul 1, 2026· Updated Jul 9, 2026
UltraVNC vncWc2Mb calls wcslen() before validating that the wide string is NUL-terminated
CVE-2026-44041
Description
UltraVNC through 1.8.2.2 contains an out-of-bounds read in the wide-string to multibyte conversion helper. In rfb/dh.cpp:204, the vncWc2Mb() function passes a caller-supplied WCHAR pointer to wcslen() before any bounds check. If the caller provides a wide-character buffer that is not properly NUL-terminated, wcslen() reads past the end of the buffer until it encounters a NUL wchar, resulting in an out-of-bounds read. Under typical Win32 API usage this requires an abnormal caller contract. Impact is limited to a potential information disclosure from adjacent memory regions or a process crash (denial of service) if the over-read crosses a page boundary.
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References
2- uvnc.commitrevendor-advisory
- www.securin.io/zero-days/cve-2026-44041-vncwc2mb-wcslen-before-bounds-check-ultravncmitre
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