Use of Password Hash With Insufficient Computational Effort, Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts vulnerability in rustdesk-client RustDesk Client rustdesk-client on Windows, MacOS, Linux, iOS, Android (Client login, peer authentication modules) allows Password Brute Forcing.
The authentication proof is SHA256(SHA256(password + salt) + challenge), where both the salt and the challenge are generated entirely by the server with no client-side nonce, and the hash uses no slow key-derivation function. A rogue or on-path API/relay server (see CVE-2026-30794 / CVE-2026-30797) can issue a chosen salt and challenge, capture the resulting proof, and recover the password offline. The capture-replay claim (CWE-294) is withdrawn: the challenge is regenerated per connection (challenge = Config::get_auto_password(6)), so a captured proof is not replayable against the legitimate server. The 1.4.7 OTP brute-force limiter and the existing LOGIN_FAILURES counter constrain only ONLINE attempts and do not address offline recovery.
This vulnerability is associated with program files src/client.rs and program routines handle_hash(), handle_login_from_ui() (login proof construction).
This issue affects RustDesk Client: through 1.4.8.
References
| Link | Resource |
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| https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vSds6jjpd38oO_yIAyd1HYtKNUuea-I-ozAPpGhYI7QgAU-QGJ7D8a4rOZVj1vmiUXV1EcdRHf9aZAW/pub | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
| https://rustdesk.com/docs/en/client/ | Product |
| https://www.vulsec.org/ | Not Applicable |
Configurations
Configuration 1 (hide)
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History
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Information
Published : 2026-03-05 16:16
Updated : 2026-06-22 14:16
NVD link : CVE-2026-30789
Mitre link : CVE-2026-30789
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-30789
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Products Affected
apple
- iphone_os
- macos
microsoft
- windows
rustdesk
- rustdesk
linux
- linux_kernel
- android
CWE
CWE-916
Use of Password Hash With Insufficient Computational Effort
