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CVE-2022-41975

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2022-09-30 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-269

Description

RealVNC VNC Server before 6.11.0 and VNC Viewer before 6.22.826 on Windows allow local privilege escalation via MSI installer Repair mode.

Affected products

• Realvnc Vnc Server: before 6.11.0 — fixed in 6.11.0
• Realvnc Vnc Viewer: before 6.22.826 — fixed in 6.22.826

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Realvnc Vnc Server 6.11.0; Realvnc Vnc Viewer 6.22.826. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://help.realvnc.com/hc/en-us/articles/360002253138-Release-Notes#vnc-server-6-11-0-released-0-2
• https://help.realvnc.com/hc/en-us/articles/360002253138-Release-Notes#vnc-server-6-11-0-released-0-2

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