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Devolutions Remote Desktop Manager: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Manipulation von Daten

WID-SEC-2026-2982 · first 25.08.2026 · updated 25.08.2026 · CVSS 7,4

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What it is about

Devolutions Remote Desktop Manager ist eine zentrale Plattform zur Verwaltung von Remoteverbindungen, Passwörtern und Anmeldeinformationen. Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in Devolutions Remote Desktop Manager ausnutzen, um Daten zu manipulieren.

Under what conditions?

Over the network and without logging in. This is the most dangerous combination: attackers can scan reachable devices automatically.

What can happen in the worst case

An attacker could use the vulnerability to

  • Daten zu manipulieren

Am I affected?

Affected according to the BSI:

  • Devolutions Remote Desktop Manager <2026.2.18.0
  • Devolutions Remote Desktop Manager <2026.1.25.0

The installed version is usually shown under “Help → About” or in the device’s admin interface.

What helps?

Update to at least:

  • Devolutions Remote Desktop Manager 2026.2.18.0
  • Devolutions Remote Desktop Manager 2026.1.25.0

Is the vulnerability already being exploited?

None of the CVEs is in the CISA catalogue of exploited vulnerabilities. That does not mean there are no attacks, only that none are documented.

Information and sources

CVE: CVE-2026-78417

Source: BSI warning and information service (CERT-Bund); CISA. The assessment of the conditions is my reading of the BSI text; the external pages are in their original language.

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