CVE-2019-8274
UltraVNC revision 1211 has a heap buffer overflow vulnerability in VNC server code inside file transfer offer handler, which can potentially in result code execution.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (8.26%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
UltraVNC revision 1211 has a heap buffer overflow vulnerability in VNC server code inside file transfer offer handler, which can potentially in result code execution. This attack appears to be exploitable via network connectivity. This vulnerability has been fixed in revision 1212.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 8.26% probability · 95th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-122, CWE-787
- Affected
- uvnc/ultravnc · siemens/sinumerik access mymachine\/p2p · siemens/sinumerik pcu base win10 software\/ipc · siemens/sinumerik pcu base win7 software\/ipc
- Source
- vulnerability@kaspersky.com
EPSS 8.3% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-927095.pdfThird Party Advisory
- https://ics-cert.kaspersky.com/advisories/klcert-advisories/2019/03/01/klcert-19-021-ultravnc-heap-based-buffer-overflow/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.us-cert.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-20-161-06Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-927095.pdfThird Party Advisory
- https://ics-cert.kaspersky.com/advisories/klcert-advisories/2019/03/01/klcert-19-021-ultravnc-heap-based-buffer-overflow/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.us-cert.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-20-161-06Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.