---
id: CVE-2026-111184
title: >-
  NoMachine Named Pipe Incorrect Permission Assignment Local Privilege
  Escalation Vulnerability
summary: >-
  NoMachine Named Pipe Incorrect Permission Assignment Local Privilege
  Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to
  escalate privileges on affected installations of NoMachine. An attacker must
  first obtain the abi…
severity: high
cvss: 7.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cvssSource: cna
cwe:
  - CWE-732
vendor: NoMachine
product: NoMachine
affected:
  - NoMachine 9.7.3
published: '2026-10-21'
updated: '2026-10-21'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-21T17:15:43.200Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-111184'
references:
  - url: 'https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-26-773/'
    label: ZDI-26-773
tags:
  - cve.org
zeroDay: true
ingestedAt: '2026-10-21T18:09:27.284Z'
---

## Overview

NoMachine Named Pipe Incorrect Permission Assignment Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of NoMachine. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.

The specific flaw exists within the NoMachine Device Service. The issue results from incorrect permissions on a named pipe. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-31213.

## Affected

- `NoMachine 9.7.3`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.