VulnerabilityAnalyzed

CVE-2026-24680

FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol.

HIGH 8.7EPSS 0.48%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.48%). 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 3.22.0, sdl_Pointer_New frees data on failure, then pointer_free calls sdl_Pointer_Free and frees it again, triggering ASan UAF. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.22.0.

CVSS 4.0: 8.7 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:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/M
EPSS: 0.48% probability · 41th percentile
Public exploits: None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-416
Affected: freerdp/freerdp
Source: security-advisories@github.com

EPSS trend

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/commit/c42ecbd183b001e76bfc3614cddfad0034acc758Patch
https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-j893-9wg8-33rcPatch, Vendor Advisory

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.