CVE-2026-22858

CRITICALNVD 9.19.1—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This critical-severity CVE scores 9.1 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 0.6%, top 54% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, nvd
Elevated
9.1EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 1%CVSS: 9.1Exploit: Elevated riskExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol. Prior to 3.20.1, global-buffer-overflow was observed in FreeRDP's Base64 decoding path. The root cause appears to be implementation-defined char signedness: on Arm/AArch64 builds, plain char is treated as unsigned, so the guard c <= 0 can be optimized into a simple c != 0 check. As a result, non-ASCII bytes (e.g., 0x80-0xFF) may bypass the intended range restriction and be used as an index into a global lookup table, causing out-of-bounds access. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.20.1.

CVSS v3
9.1
EG Score
9.1(medium)
EG Risk
57(Track)
EG Risk 57/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity91% × 45%
Exploitation40% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
1%
EPSS %ILE
48%
KEV
Not listed

Published

January 14, 2026

Last Modified

August 19, 2026

Advisory Details (10)

Auto-updated Aug 29, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. Patch available. Sources: github, github_release.
github_release Patch Available

3.20.1

Patch available: FreeRDP/FreeRDP 3.20.1

https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/releases/tag/3.20.1
github Patch Available🟡 PoC Available

Global-buffer-overflow in crypto_base64_decode · Advisory · FreeRDP/FreeRDP · GitHub

https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-qmqf-m84q-x896
redhat Patch Available

Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions.

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:4437
redhat Patch Available

Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update Support.

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:4433
redhat Patch Available

Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support.

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:4121
redhat Patch Available

Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update Support.

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:3975
redhat Patch Available

Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:3334
redhat Patch Available

Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:3068
redhat Patch Available

Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:3067
redhat Patch Available

Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:19033

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-22858(14)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Patch Availability(15)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
ubuntuwinpr3-utils (3.16.0+dfsg-2ubuntu0.3) @ questing2026-08-19ubuntu
redhatfreerdp-2:3.10.3-12.el10_2.22026-05-19redhat
redhatfreerdp-2:2.11.2-1.el9_4.22026-03-12redhat
redhatfreerdp-0:2.1.1-5.el7_9.22026-03-12redhat
redhatfreerdp-2:2.0.0-46.rc4.el8_2.72026-03-12redhat
redhatfreerdp-2:2.4.1-6.el9_2.32026-03-12redhat
redhatfreerdp-2:2.2.0-8.el8_42026-03-12redhat
redhatfreerdp-2:2.2.0-12.el8_8.22026-03-12redhat
redhatfreerdp-2:2.4.1-3.el9_0.12026-03-12redhat
redhatfreerdp-2:2.2.0-7.el8_6.22026-03-12redhat
redhatfreerdp-2:3.10.3-3.el10_0.22026-03-09redhat
redhatfreerdp-2:2.11.7-1.el9_6.22026-03-09redhat
redhatfreerdp-2:2.11.7-3.el8_102026-02-25redhat
redhatfreerdp-2:2.11.7-1.el9_7.22026-02-23redhat
redhatfreerdp-2:3.10.3-5.el10_1.22026-02-23redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(4 across 4 ecosystems)
Debian:11(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
freerdp22.10.0+dfsg1-1 ... 2.9.0+dfsg1-1~bpo11+1 (32 versions)——
Debian:12(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
freerdp22.10.0+dfsg1-1 ... 2.11.7+dfsg1-6~deb12u1 (13 versions)——
Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
freerdp33.15.0+dfsg-2.13.15.0+dfsg-2.1+deb13u1—
Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
freerdp33.15.0+dfsg-2.1 ... 3.20.0+dfsg-1 (13 versions)3.20.2+dfsg-1—

Weakness Classification(3)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Additional Vendor Advisories

(1)

Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 6× in last 7d / 39× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

Showing the most recent 100 of 159 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-09-04 05:06 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-09-02 14:11 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-09-01 13:53 UTCEPSS rescore
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  15. 2026-08-19 12:12 UTCEG score recompute
  16. 2026-08-19 12:12 UTCVendor advisory
  17. 2026-08-18 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
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  22. 2026-08-14 23:28 UTCVendor advisory
  23. 2026-08-14 14:11 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-08-14 14:11 UTCVendor advisory
  25. 2026-08-13 22:00 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-08-12 13:50 UTCEPSS rescore
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  4. 2026-08-09 23:35 UTCVendor advisory
  5. 2026-08-09 19:43 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-08-09 19:43 UTCVendor advisory
  7. 2026-08-09 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
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  9. 2026-08-08 08:19 UTCVendor advisory
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  12. 2026-08-08 00:33 UTCVendor advisory
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  14. 2026-08-06 09:38 UTCVendor advisory
  15. 2026-08-06 05:44 UTCEG score recompute
  16. 2026-08-06 05:44 UTCVendor advisory
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  21. 2026-08-02 23:23 UTCEG score recompute
  22. 2026-08-02 23:23 UTCVendor advisory
  23. 2026-08-02 02:26 UTCEPSS rescore
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  34. 2026-07-23 10:19 UTCOSV refresh
  35. 2026-07-23 03:06 UTCEG score recompute
  36. 2026-07-22 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
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  50. 2026-07-15 02:21 UTCNVD updateCVSS v3 → 9.1 · severity → CRITICAL
  51. 2026-07-15 02:06 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 7.4 · severity → HIGH
  52. 2026-07-15 02:00 UTCEPSS rescore
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-22858?
CVE-2026-22858 is a critical vulnerability published on January 14, 2026. FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol. Prior to 3.20.1, global-buffer-overflow was observed in FreeRDP's Base64 decoding path. The root cause appears to be implementation-defined char signedness: on Arm/AArch64 builds, plain char is treated as unsigned, so the guard c <= 0…
When was CVE-2026-22858 disclosed?
CVE-2026-22858 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on January 14, 2026, with the most recent update on August 19, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-22858 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-22858 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 52.4% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-22858?
CVE-2026-22858 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.1 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-22858?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-22858, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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