CVE-2026-23530
FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.53%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol. Prior to version 3.21.0,`freerdp_bitmap_decompress_planar` does not validate `nSrcWidth`/`nSrcHeight` against `planar->maxWidth`/`maxHeight` before RLE decode. A malicious server can trigger a client‑side heap buffer overflow, causing a crash (DoS) and potential heap corruption with code‑execution risk depending on allocator behavior and surrounding heap layout. Version 3.21.0 contains a patch for the issue.
- CVSS 4.0
- 7.7 HIGHCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/M
- EPSS
- 0.53% probability · 45th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-122
- Affected
- freerdp/freerdp
- Source
- security-advisories@github.com
EPSS 0.5% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/blob/38514dfa5813aa945a86cfbcec279033f8394468/libfreerdp/codec/planar.c#L1689-L1696Product
- https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/blob/38514dfa5813aa945a86cfbcec279033f8394468/libfreerdp/codec/planar.c#L1713-L1716Product
- https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/blob/38514dfa5813aa945a86cfbcec279033f8394468/libfreerdp/codec/planar.c#L951-L953Product
- https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/releases/tag/3.21.0Release Notes
- https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-r4hv-852m-fq7pExploit, Vendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:2048
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:2081
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:2222
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:2714
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:2736
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:2770
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:2824
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:2952
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:3036
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:3037
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:3038
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:3039
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:3041
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-23530
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2430877
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-23530.json
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.