FreeRDP RDPGFX CacheToSurface heap-buffer-overflow via clamped-rectangle validation bypass
21Vexday Risk Score
No sign of exploitation. No public exploitation artifact known so far.
ssvc Trackcvss 8.8epss 0.5%
exploitation probability
0.5%top 58% of all CVEs
observed exploitation
nono source reports it
FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol. Prior to 3.26.0, a malicious RDP server can trigger a heap-buffer-overflow write in the FreeRDP client by sending crafted RDPGFX PDUs. The bug is in gdi_CacheToSurface: it validates a destination rectangle that is clamped to UINT16_MAX, but then performs the copy using the original cacheEntry->width/height. This can cause a large out-of-bounds heap write and may lead to client crashes or code execution. This bug is reachable from a malicious RDP server, but only when the client has RDPGFX enabled. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.26.0.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products
FreeRDP · FreeRDPReferences
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36203https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:46393https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-44421https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2483471https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-p6r2-4hgm-m6ffhttps://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-44421.json