CVE-2026-23531Heap-based Buffer Overflow in Freerdp

Severity
7.7HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.1%
top 66.47%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedJan 19
Latest updateMar 18

Description

FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol. Prior to version 3.21.0, in ClearCodec, when `glyphData` is present, `clear_decompress` calls `freerdp_image_copy_no_overlap` without validating the destination rectangle, allowing an out-of-bounds read/write via crafted RDPGFX surface updates. 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 surroundin

CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Affected Packages3 packages

NVDfreerdp/freerdp< 3.21.0
debiandebian/freerdp2< freerdp3 3.21.0+dfsg-1 (forky)
debiandebian/freerdp3< freerdp3 3.21.0+dfsg-1 (forky)

🔴Vulnerability Details

1
OSV
CVE-2026-23531: FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol2026-01-19

📋Vendor Advisories

4
Ubuntu
FreeRDP vulnerabilities2026-03-18
Ubuntu
FreeRDP vulnerabilities2026-02-03
Red Hat
freerdp: FreeRDP: Heap buffer overflow via crafted RDPGFX surface updates leads to denial of service and potential code execution.2026-01-19
Debian
CVE-2026-23531: freerdp2 - FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol. Prior to versio...2026

🕵️Threat Intelligence

1
Wiz
CVE-2026-23531 Impact, Exploitability, and Mitigation Steps | Wiz