CVE-2026-111184 NoMachine - Privilege Escalation

NoMachine contains a local privilege escalation caused by incorrect permissions on a named pipe in the Device Service, letting local attackers escalate privileges to SYSTEM, exploit requires low-privileged code execution.

CVSS base score 7.8 /10
High
CISA KEV
Not listed
Public exploit
None known
Authentication
Required
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Details

Type
Privilege Escalation
Impact
Privilege Escalation, Remote Code Execution
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
21 October 2026
Updated
22 October 2026
Weakness
CWE-732

Vendor fix

Update to the latest version of NoMachine.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

References

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