CVE-2026-26986 — Use After Free in Freerdp

CWE-416 — Use After FreeCWE-825 — Expired Pointer Dereference7 documents7 sources
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.1%
top 71.71%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
3
FreerdpDebian Freerdp2Debian Freerdp3
Timeline
PublishedFeb 25
Latest updateMar 18

Description

FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol. Prior to version 3.23.0, `rail_window_free` dereferences a freed `xfAppWindow` pointer during `HashTable_Free` cleanup because `xf_rail_window_common` calls `free(appWindow)` on title allocation failure without first removing the entry from the `railWindows` hash table, leaving a dangling pointer that is freed again on disconnect. Version 3.23.0 fixes the vulnerability.

CVSS vector

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

Affected Packages4 packages

▶CVEListV5freerdp/freerdp< 3.23.0
▶NVDfreerdp/freerdp< 3.23.0
▶debiandebian/freerdp2< freerdp3 3.23.0+dfsg-1 (forky)
▶debiandebian/freerdp3< freerdp3 3.23.0+dfsg-1 (forky)

Patches

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

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
OSV
CVE-2026-26986: FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol↗2026-02-25
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CVEList
FreeRDP has heap-use-after-free in rail_window_free↗2026-02-25
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📋Vendor Advisories

3
Ubuntu
FreeRDP vulnerabilities↗2026-03-18
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Red Hat
freerdp: FreeRDP: Denial of Service via double free vulnerability during disconnect↗2026-02-25
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Debian
CVE-2026-26986: freerdp2 - FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol. Prior to versio...↗2026
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🕵️Threat Intelligence

1
Wiz
CVE-2026-26986 Impact, Exploitability, and Mitigation Steps | Wiz↗
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