CVE-2026-63652
FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.34%). 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 3.28.0, rdpsnd_server_recv_formats in channels/rdpsnd/server/rdpsnd_main.c frees context->client_formats on a malformed Client Audio Formats PDU without clearing the owning pointer or num_client_formats. An authenticated RDP client can trigger an error such as a cbSize larger than the remaining record, leave the dangling pointer in the server context, and cause rdpsnd_server_context_free to free the same allocation again at session teardown. This reliably terminates the server and can create allocator-dependent heap corruption. This issue is fixed in version 3.28.0.
- CVSS 4.0
- 7.1 HIGHCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/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
- 0.34% probability · 27th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-415
- Source
- security-advisories@github.com
References
- https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/commit/caf653c0ba1c75ec8f298d1baa59770102a5d14c
- https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/pull/12993
- https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/releases/tag/3.28.0
- https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-9g22-w2gr-vcmp
- https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-9g22-w2gr-vcmp
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.