High-risk tools in Vnc
14 of the 20 tools in Vnc are classified as high risk. This page profiles those tools specifically, with recommended policy actions and the attack patterns that target them.
Every operation listed below is an action PolicyLayer recommends controlling at the transport layer. Open any tool to see the full profile, risk score, and YAML policy snippet.
Tools at high risk
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click_at_current_positionExecuteclick_at_current_position
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click_at_current_position_with_keys_heldExecuteclick_at_current_position_with_keys_held
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move_mouse_toExecuteMoves the mouse to the coordinates (x, y) in the VNC session's workspace.
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move_mouse_with_keys_and_mouse_button_heldExecutemove_mouse_with_keys_and_mouse_button_held
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move_mouse_with_keys_heldExecuteMoves the mouse from (start_x, start_y) to (end_x, end_y) while holding a number of keys.
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move_mouse_with_mouse_button_heldExecutemove_mouse_with_mouse_button_held
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strike_keysExecutestrike_keys
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strike_keys_with_keys_heldExecutestrike_keys_with_keys_held
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strike_keys_with_mouse_button_and_keys_heldExecutestrike_keys_with_mouse_button_and_keys_held
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strike_keys_with_mouse_button_heldExecutestrike_keys_with_mouse_button_held
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write_stringExecutewrite_string
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write_string_with_keys_heldExecutewrite_string_with_keys_held
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write_string_with_mouse_button_and_keys_heldExecutewrite_string_with_mouse_button_and_keys_held
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write_string_with_mouse_button_heldExecutewrite_string_with_mouse_button_held
Attacks that target this class
High-risk tools in any server share these documented attack patterns. Each links to the full case and the defensive policy.