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title: "CVE-2026-111184: NoMachine - Privilege Escalation"
description: "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."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-111184/
---

# 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

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-111184)

## 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](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/732.html)

## 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

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-111184](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-111184)
- [https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-26-773/](https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-26-773/)

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- Whether you run the affected software, and where
- Whether an attacker can actually reach and exploit it
- The misconfigurations that never get a CVE number
- What it would cost the business, ranked into what to fix first

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