CVE-2026-121401 json
FreeRDP before 3.32.2 Denial of Service via RD Gateway extended-auth packet
published 6d ago modified 6d ago also EUVD-2026-115933
- cvss
- 4.3
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 24%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
FreeRDP before 3.32.2 contains a denial of service vulnerability where rdg_process_packet dispatches a PKT_TYPE_EXTENDED_AUTH_MSG without verifying negotiated mode or auth context. A malicious or compromised RD Gateway can send the extended-auth packet before tunnel authentication, triggering a null-pointer dereference that crashes the client.
Patch / fix
- FreeRDP FreeRDP 3.32.2
- freerdp3 Debian 14 3.32.2+dfsg-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2026-121401
- freerdp3 Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 3.32.2+dfsg-0ubuntu0.24.04.1
- freerdp3 Ubuntu 26.10 3.32.2+dfsg-0ubuntu0.26.10.1
- freerdp3 Ubuntu 26.04 LTS 3.32.2+dfsg-0ubuntu0.26.04.1
ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2026-121401
Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0
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red hat product security vex CVE-2026-121401 updated cvss 4.3
freerdp: FreeRDP: Denial of Service via unexpected RD Gateway extended authentication packet
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 freerdp, freerdp-libs, freerdp-plugins, freerdp 3.28.0-4.el10_3affected: workaround, no fix planned “Out of support scope”
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 freerdp, libwinpr, freerdp-libs, freerdp-plugins, freerdp 3.28.0-4.el10_3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 freerdp, libwinpr, freerdp-libs, freerdp 3.28.0-4.el10_3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 freerdp, libwinpr, freerdp-libs, freerdp 3.28.0-4.el10_3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 freerdp 3.28.0-4.el10_3affected: workaround, no fix available “Fix deferred”
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CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- Proof of concept is public
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 6d ago
Exploit prediction
0.32% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 24% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
Exploits and checks
- github.com https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-8rjm-m7xg-mg6m referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 4.0 | 5.3 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| CNA | 3.1 | 4.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L |
| CNA | 4.0 | 5.3 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X |
Affected products
- FreeRDP FreeRDP
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference
References
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github.com
/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-8rjm-m7xg-mg6m
vendor-advisory, exploit
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vulncheck.com
/advisories/freerdp-before-3.32.2-denial-of-service-via-rd-gateway-extended-auth-packet
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-121401
- NVD CVE-2026-121401
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