CVE-2026-24491 — Use After Free in Freerdp

CWE-416 — Use After FreeCWE-825 — Expired Pointer Dereference9 documents8 sources
Severity
7.7HIGHNVD
OSV6.9
EPSS
0.0%
top 94.61%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
3
FreerdpDebian Freerdp2Debian Freerdp3
Timeline
PublishedFeb 9
Latest updateFeb 16

Description

FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol. Prior to 3.22.0, video_timer can send client notifications after the control channel is closed, dereferencing a freed callback and triggering a use after free. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.22.0.

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 Packages4 packages

▶CVEListV5freerdp/freerdp< 3.22.0
▶NVDfreerdp/freerdp< 3.22.0
▶debiandebian/freerdp2< freerdp3 3.22.0+dfsg-1 (forky)
▶debiandebian/freerdp3< freerdp3 3.22.0+dfsg-1 (forky)

Patches

Patch: github.com ↗Patch: github.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
OSV
freerdp2, freerdp3 vulnerabilities↗2026-02-16
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CVEList
FreeRDP has a heap-use-after-free in video_timer↗2026-02-09
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OSV
CVE-2026-24491: FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol↗2026-02-09
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📋Vendor Advisories

3
Ubuntu
FreeRDP vulnerabilities↗2026-02-16
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Red Hat
freerdp: FreeRDP has a heap-use-after-free in video_timer↗2026-02-09
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Debian
CVE-2026-24491: freerdp2 - FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol. Prior to 3.22.0...↗2026
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🕵️Threat Intelligence

1
Wiz
CVE-2026-24491 Impact, Exploitability, and Mitigation Steps | Wiz↗
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💬Community

1
Bugzilla
CVE-2026-24491 freerdp: FreeRDP has a heap-use-after-free in video_timer↗2026-02-09
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