Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 26, 2026
RustDesk < 1.4.7 Uncontrolled Memory Allocation DoS via BytesCodec
CVE-2026-73108
Description
RustDesk versions before 1.4.7 contain an uncontrolled speculative memory allocation vulnerability in BytesCodec. Before authentication, the decoder trusts the payload length encoded in a four-byte frame header and reserves that amount before receiving the payload. A crafted header can request up to 1,073,741,823 bytes of capacity, allowing unauthenticated attackers to use concurrent TCP connections to cause memory exhaustion and denial of service. The fix caps header-triggered speculative preallocation at 256 KiB.
Affected products
1- Range: <1.4.7
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
4- github.com/rustdesk/hbb_common/commit/547da54b4ee58eed47163fbd47edb4639e3d88demitrepatch
- github.com/rustdesk/rustdesk/commit/518296f2570d107ad416f29ade5fcce3177f4115mitrepatch
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/rustdesk-uncontrolled-memory-allocation-dos-via-bytescodecmitrethird-party-advisory
- github.com/rustdesk/rustdesk/releases/tag/1.4.7mitrerelease-notes
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