CVE-2026-12161
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedImproper input validation in the SSH Elevate Shell feature allows an authenticated user with permission to create or modify a shared SSH entry to execute arbitrary commands on a remote SSH host using stored elevation credentials via a crafted alternate username and user interaction with the Elevate Shell action. This affects : - Remote Desktop Manager 2026.2.5.0 through 2026.2.7.0 - Remote Desktop Manager 2026.1.23.0 and earlier
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceImproper input validation in Remote Desktop Manager's SSH Elevate Shell feature allows authenticated users with permissions to create or modify shared SSH entries to inject arbitrary commands via a crafted alternate username, exploiting stored elevation credentials.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data< 2026.2.8.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Check installed version of Remote Desktop ManagerOpen the application, go to Help > About or check the application executable version property. Compare against the affected range: versions prior to 2026.2.8.0 are vulnerable.Affected if Installed version is before 2026.2.8.0
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Verify permission to create or modify SSH entriesIn the application, check your user profile or group permissions for the ability to create or edit shared SSH entries. This is typically found in Administration > Security or user/group permission settings.Affected if User account has permission to create or modify shared SSH entries
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Identify SSH entries with Elevate Shell configuredBrowse your remote connections database and look for SSH entries. For each SSH entry, open the properties and check if the Elevate Shell feature is enabled. This is usually found under the SSH or Security tab in entry properties.Affected if Any SSH entries have the Elevate Shell feature enabled with stored elevation credentials
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Inspect alternate username field in SSH entriesIn each SSH entry with Elevate Shell enabled, examine the Alternate username field. Look for suspicious patterns such as command separators (semicolons, pipes, ampersands), shell metacharacters, or unexpected whitespace that could indicate injection attempts.Affected if Any SSH entry contains an alternate username with command injection sequences or unexpected special characters
You are affected if you run a version of Remote Desktop Manager prior to 2026.2.8.0 AND have SSH entries with Elevate Shell enabled AND your account has permission to modify those entries.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped2026.2.8.0
Upgrade to a patched version (2026.2.8.0 or later for the 2026.2 branch, or vendor-released patch for 2026.1 branch). Until patched, restrict SSH entry modification permissions to only trusted administrators.
Remote Desktop Manager 2026.2.8.0
- Download Remote Desktop Manager version 2026.2.8.0 or later from the official Devolutions website
- Install the update following the standard installation process
- Verify the installed version is 2026.2.8.0 or higher
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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