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high 7.5

CVE-2026-26986 json

FreeRDP has heap-use-after-free in rail_window_free

published 8mo ago modified last mo. also EUVD-2026-8748

cvss
7.5
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.6%
EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 46%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • freerdp freerdp 3.23.0
  • freerdp3 Debian 13 3.15.0+dfsg-2.1+deb13u1
  • freerdp3 Debian 14 3.23.0+dfsg-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2026-26986

  • freerdp3 Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 3.5.1+dfsg1-0ubuntu1.4
  • freerdp3 Ubuntu 25.10 3.16.0+dfsg-2ubuntu0.3

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2026-26986

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

  • freerdp RHEL 9 2:2.11.7-7.el9_8.3
  • libwinpr RHEL 9 2:2.11.7-7.el9_8.3
  • freerdp-libs RHEL 9 2:2.11.7-7.el9_8.3
  • freerdp RHEL 10.2 2:3.10.3-12.el10_2.5
  • libwinpr RHEL 10.2 2:3.10.3-12.el10_2.5
  • freerdp-libs RHEL 10.2 2:3.10.3-12.el10_2.5
  • freerdp-server RHEL 10.2 2:3.10.3-12.el10_2.5
  • freerdp RHEL 9 2:2.11.7-1.el9_7.7

red hat advisories RHSA-2026:20605RHSA-2026:20546RHSA-2026:19811RHSA-2026:19358RHSA-2026:19142RHSA-2026:16866

  • freerdp2 openSUSE Tumbleweed 2.11.7-8.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2026:10611-1

  • freerdp AlmaLinux 9 2:2.11.7-7.el9_8.3
  • libwinpr AlmaLinux 9 2:2.11.7-7.el9_8.3
  • freerdp-libs AlmaLinux 9 2:2.11.7-7.el9_8.3
  • freerdp AlmaLinux 9 2:2.11.7-1.el9_7.7
  • libwinpr AlmaLinux 9 2:2.11.7-1.el9_7.7
  • freerdp-libs AlmaLinux 9 2:2.11.7-1.el9_7.7
  • freerdp AlmaLinux 10 2:3.10.3-5.el10_1.8
  • libwinpr AlmaLinux 10 2:3.10.3-5.el10_1.8

almalinux advisories ALSA-2026:19358ALSA-2026:16482ALSA-2026:16014ALSA-2026:16019

  • freerdp Rocky Linux 10 2:3.10.3-12.el10_2.5
  • freerdp Rocky Linux 9 2:2.11.7-7.el9_8.3
  • freerdp Rocky Linux 9 2:2.11.7-1.el9_7.7
  • freerdp Rocky Linux 10 2:3.10.3-5.el10_1.8
  • freerdp Rocky Linux 8 2:2.11.7-9.el8_10

rocky linux advisories RLSA-2026:19142RLSA-2026:19358RLSA-2026:16482RLSA-2026:16014RLSA-2026:16019

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red hat product security vex CVE-2026-26986 updated cvss 5.3

freerdp: FreeRDP: Denial of Service via double free vulnerability during disconnect

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 freerdp, freerdp-libs, freerdp-plugins
    affected: workaround, no fix available
  • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v.9.4) freerdp-devel 2.11.2-1.el9_4.8, libwinpr-devel 2.11.2-1.el9_4.8, freerdp-debuginfo 2.11.2-1.el9_4.8, libwinpr-debuginfo 2.11.2-1.el9_4.8, freerdp-debugsource 2.11.2-1.el9_4.8, freerdp-libs-debuginfo 2.11.2-1.el9_4.8
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:16866
  • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v.9.6) freerdp-devel 2.11.7-1.el9_6.10, libwinpr-devel 2.11.7-1.el9_6.10, freerdp-debuginfo 2.11.7-1.el9_6.10, libwinpr-debuginfo 2.11.7-1.el9_6.10, freerdp-debugsource 2.11.7-1.el9_6.10, freerdp-libs-debuginfo 2.11.7-1.el9_6.10
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:16865
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) freerdp 2.11.7-9.el8_10, libwinpr 2.11.7-9.el8_10, freerdp-libs 2.11.7-9.el8_10
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:16019
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) freerdp 2.11.7-1.el9_7.7, freerdp 2.11.7-7.el9_8.3, libwinpr 2.11.7-1.el9_7.7, libwinpr 2.11.7-7.el9_8.3, freerdp-libs 2.11.7-1.el9_7.7, freerdp-libs 2.11.7-7.el9_8.3
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:16482
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10) freerdp 3.10.3-5.el10_1.8, freerdp 3.10.3-12.el10_2.5, libwinpr 3.10.3-5.el10_1.8, libwinpr 3.10.3-12.el10_2.5, freerdp-libs 3.10.3-5.el10_1.8, freerdp-libs 3.10.3-12.el10_2.5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:16014
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.4) freerdp 2.2.0-14.el8_4, libwinpr 2.2.0-14.el8_4, freerdp-libs 2.2.0-14.el8_4
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:19811
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.6) freerdp 2.2.0-7.el8_6.8, libwinpr 2.2.0-7.el8_6.8, freerdp-libs 2.2.0-7.el8_6.8 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.6) freerdp 2.2.0-7.el8_6.8, libwinpr 2.2.0-7.el8_6.8, freerdp-libs 2.2.0-7.el8_6.8
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:16814
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  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.8) freerdp 2.2.0-12.el8_8.8, libwinpr 2.2.0-12.el8_8.8, freerdp-libs 2.2.0-12.el8_8.8
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:16777
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.0) freerdp 2.4.1-3.el9_0.7, libwinpr 2.4.1-3.el9_0.7, freerdp-libs 2.4.1-3.el9_0.7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:16485
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.2) freerdp 2.4.1-6.el9_2.9, libwinpr 2.4.1-6.el9_2.9, freerdp-libs 2.4.1-6.el9_2.9
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:16483
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v. 10.0) freerdp 3.10.3-3.el10_0.7, libwinpr 3.10.3-3.el10_0.7, freerdp-libs 3.10.3-3.el10_0.7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:20605
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.4) freerdp 2.11.2-1.el9_4.8, libwinpr 2.11.2-1.el9_4.8, freerdp-libs 2.11.2-1.el9_4.8
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:16866
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.6) freerdp 2.11.7-1.el9_6.10, libwinpr 2.11.7-1.el9_6.10, freerdp-libs 2.11.7-1.el9_6.10
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:16865
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS EXTENSION (v.8.4) freerdp 2.2.0-14.el8_4, libwinpr 2.2.0-14.el8_4, freerdp-libs 2.2.0-14.el8_4
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:19811
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.6) freerdp 2.2.0-7.el8_6.8, libwinpr 2.2.0-7.el8_6.8, freerdp-libs 2.2.0-7.el8_6.8
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:16814
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.8) freerdp 2.2.0-12.el8_8.8, libwinpr 2.2.0-12.el8_8.8, freerdp-libs 2.2.0-12.el8_8.8
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:16777
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9) freerdp-devel 2.11.7-1.el9_7.7, freerdp-devel 2.11.7-7.el9_8.3, libwinpr-devel 2.11.7-1.el9_7.7, libwinpr-devel 2.11.7-7.el9_8.3, freerdp-debuginfo 2.11.7-1.el9_7.7, freerdp-debuginfo 2.11.7-7.el9_8.3, +6 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:16482
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 10) freerdp-server 3.10.3-5.el10_1.8, freerdp-server 3.10.3-12.el10_2.5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:16014
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v. 10.0) freerdp-server 3.10.3-3.el10_0.7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:20605
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 8) freerdp-devel 2.11.7-9.el8_10, freerdp-debuginfo 2.11.7-9.el8_10, libwinpr-debuginfo 2.11.7-9.el8_10, freerdp-debugsource 2.11.7-9.el8_10, freerdp-libs-debuginfo 2.11.7-9.el8_10
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:16019
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7 ELS) freerdp 2.1.1-5.el7_9.9, libwinpr 2.1.1-5.el7_9.9, freerdp-libs 2.1.1-5.el7_9.9 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7 ELS) freerdp-devel 2.1.1-5.el7_9.9, libwinpr-devel 2.1.1-5.el7_9.9, freerdp-debuginfo 2.1.1-5.el7_9.9
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:20546

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
Proof of concept is public
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
8mo ago

Exploit prediction

0.56% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 46% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • github.com https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-crqx-g6x5-rx47 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 4.0 5.5 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/E:P
CNA 4.0 5.5 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/E:P/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
NVD 3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected products

  • FreeRDP FreeRDP

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

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