CVE-2026-59683: OpenRGB: local and remote system compromise via arbitrary file write using attacker controlled strings

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2026-08-26 · updated 2026-09-01
Weakness: CWE-73

Description

The OpenRGB network protocol allows to write attacker controlled strings into arbitrary file system paths (extension of CVE-2026-59682). This allows either a full system compromise from local or remote (if the daemon is running as root) or a full account takeover (if the daemon is running in user context).

Affected products

CalcProgrammer1 OpenRGB: through 1.0rc3

References

https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1274007
https://gitlab.com/CalcProgrammer1/OpenRGB/-/commit/d2dd9dcc7369e78f47d01ace19af3750cd89ae66

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