FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol. Prior to version 3.23.0, a malicious RDP server can trigger a heap buffer overflow in FreeRDP clients using the GDI surface pipeline (e.g., xfreerdp) by sending an RDPGFX ClearCodec surface command with an out-of-bounds destination rectangle. The gdi_SurfaceCommand_ClearCodec() handler does not call is_within_surface() to validate the command rectangle against the destination surface dimensions, allowing attacker-controlled cmd->left/cmd->top (and subcodec rectangle offsets) to reach image copy routines that write into surface->data without bounds enforcement. The OOB write corrupts an adjacent gdiGfxSurface struct's codecs* pointer with attacker-controlled pixel data, and corruption of codecs* is sufficient to reach an indirect function pointer call (NSC_CONTEXT.decode at nsc.c:500) on a subsequent codec command — full instruction pointer (RIP) control demonstrated in exploitability harness. Users should upgrade to version 3.23.0 to receive a patch.
CVE-2026-26955
This high-severity CVE scores 8.8 under a secondary CVSS source (NVD's own analysis pending). EPSS exploit probability: 0.5%, top 57% 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).
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 8.8
- EG Score
- 8.8(medium)
- EG Risk
- 56(Track*)EG Risk 56/100SSVC: 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 computedSeverity88% × 45%Exploitation40% × 40%Automatability0% × 15%Action: Watch closely — could escalate to Attend. - EPSS PROB
- 1%
- EPSS %ILE
- 43%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
February 25, 2026
Last Modified
July 15, 2026
Advisory Details (10)
Auto-updated Jun 30, 2026Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Update Services for SAP Solutions.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:6395Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update Support.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:6385Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:6384Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:6005Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:6004Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:5939Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:5936Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:19033Out-of-bounds Write in freerdp · Advisory · FreeRDP/FreeRDP · GitHub
Affected: 3.21.0. Those fixes hardened the
https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-mr6w-ch7c-mqqjcommit 7d8fdce2d0ef (FreeRDP/FreeRDP)
Fix landed in FreeRDP/FreeRDP commit 7d8fdce2d0ef — awaiting tagged release
https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/commit/7d8fdce2d0ef337cb86cb37fc0c436c905e04d77Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-26955(8)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
- RHSA-2026:19033Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: freerdp security update
- RHSA-2026:7292Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: freerdp security update
- RHSA-2026:6385Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: freerdp security update
- RHSA-2026:6384Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: freerdp security update
- RHSA-2026:6005Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: freerdp security update
- RHSA-2026:6004Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: freerdp security update
- RHSA-2026:5939Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: freerdp security update
- RHSA-2026:5936Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: freerdp security update
Patch Availability(15)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | winpr3-utils (3.16.0+dfsg-2ubuntu0.3) @ questing | 2026-06-30 | ubuntu |
| redhat | freerdp-2:3.10.3-12.el10_2.2 | 2026-05-19 | redhat |
| redhat | freerdp-0:2.1.1-5.el7_9.5 | 2026-04-09 | redhat |
| redhat | freerdp-2:2.2.0-12.el8_8.3 | 2026-04-07 | redhat |
| redhat | freerdp-2:2.2.0-7.el8_6.3 | 2026-04-06 | redhat |
| redhat | freerdp-2:2.2.0-10.el8_4 | 2026-04-06 | redhat |
| redhat | freerdp-2:2.0.0-46.rc4.el8_2.8 | 2026-04-06 | redhat |
| redhat | freerdp-2:2.11.2-1.el9_4.3 | 2026-04-01 | redhat |
| redhat | freerdp-2:2.4.1-3.el9_0.2 | 2026-04-01 | redhat |
| redhat | freerdp-2:2.4.1-6.el9_2.4 | 2026-04-01 | redhat |
| redhat | freerdp-2:2.11.7-1.el9_6.5 | 2026-04-01 | redhat |
| redhat | freerdp-2:2.11.7-1.el9_7.3 | 2026-03-30 | redhat |
| redhat | freerdp-2:2.11.7-4.el8_10 | 2026-03-30 | redhat |
| redhat | freerdp-2:3.10.3-5.el10_1.3 | 2026-03-26 | redhat |
| redhat | freerdp-2:3.10.3-3.el10_0.3 | 2026-03-26 | redhat |
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)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| freerdp2 | 2.10.0+dfsg1-1 ... 2.9.0+dfsg1-1~bpo11+1 (32 versions) | — | — |
Debian:12(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| freerdp2 | 2.10.0+dfsg1-1 ... 2.11.7+dfsg1-6~deb12u1 (13 versions) | — | — |
Debian:13(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| freerdp3 | 3.15.0+dfsg-2.1 | 3.15.0+dfsg-2.1+deb13u1 | — |
Debian:14(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| freerdp3 | 3.15.0+dfsg-2.1 ... 3.23.0+dfsg-1~bpo13+1 (20 versions) | 3.23.0+dfsg-1 | — |
Weakness Classification(2)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Additional Vendor Advisories
(7)
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.
- Red HatRHSA-2026:6395IMPORTANT2026-02-25
RHSA-2026:6395 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2026:6396IMPORTANT2026-02-25
RHSA-2026:6396 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2026:6616IMPORTANT2026-02-25
RHSA-2026:6616 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2026:6665IMPORTANT2026-02-25
RHSA-2026:6665 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2026:6712IMPORTANT2026-02-25
RHSA-2026:6712 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2026:6764IMPORTANT2026-02-25
RHSA-2026:6764 — Important
- UbuntuUSN-8105-1MEDIUM
FreeRDP vulnerabilities
Data Freshness Timeline
(refreshed 5× in last 7d / 48× 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.
- 2026-08-25 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
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- 2026-08-14 21:11 UTCVendor advisory
- 2026-08-14 08:59 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-14 08:59 UTCVendor advisory
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- 2026-08-13 00:59 UTCVendor advisory
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- 2026-08-11 23:54 UTCVendor advisory
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- 2026-08-11 06:19 UTCVendor advisory
- 2026-08-11 00:00 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-08-10 09:05 UTCVendor advisory
- 2026-08-09 20:48 UTCEG score recompute
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- 2026-08-09 20:48 UTCVendor advisory
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- 2026-08-08 16:37 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-08-08 08:52 UTCVendor advisory
- 2026-08-07 20:40 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-07 20:40 UTCVendor advisory
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- 2026-08-06 02:59 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-06 02:59 UTCVendor advisory
- 2026-08-05 19:17 UTCEPSS rescore
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- 2026-08-04 05:49 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-04 05:49 UTCVendor advisory
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- 2026-08-02 19:31 UTCVendor advisory
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- 2026-07-18 06:59 UTCOSV refresh
- 2026-07-16 17:03 UTCEPSS rescore
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- 2026-06-30 04:41 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-06-30 04:41 UTCVendor advisory
- 2026-06-30 04:31 UTCNVD updatefirst tracked
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