CVE-2026-91952 json
FreeRDP before 3.31.0 Denial of Service via pool_decode_rect
published 2mo ago modified last mo. also EUVD-2026-78809 , GHSA-m85m-3qxv-63h5
Unreviewed: the maintainers' own advisory
Published by the maintainers on their GitHub repository FreeRDP/FreeRDP. GitHub has not reviewed it into the GitHub Advisory Database, so the affected packages and versions are the maintainers' word. Read the full advisory on GitHub.
- cvss
- 6.5
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.4%
- EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 33%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
FreeRDP versions before 3.31.0 contain an infinite-loop denial of service in the pool_decode_rect function when decoding AVC444 metablocks with more region rectangles than preallocated worker array size. A malicious RDP server can send crafted AVC444 graphics updates causing the threaded decode path to loop indefinitely, consuming CPU and preventing normal client operation.
Patch / fix
- FreeRDP FreeRDP 3.31.0
- freerdp3 Debian 14 3.31.0+dfsg-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2026-91952
- freerdp3 Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 3.31.0+dfsg-0ubuntu0.24.04.1
- freerdp3 Ubuntu 26.04 LTS 3.31.0+dfsg-0ubuntu0.26.04.1
ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2026-91952
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-2026-91952 updated cvss 6.5
FreeRDP: FreeRDP: Denial of Service via crafted AVC444 graphics updates
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 freerdp, freerdp-libs, freerdp-pluginsaffected: workaround, no fix planned “Out of support scope”
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 freerdp, libwinpr, freerdp-libs Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 freerdpaffected: workaround, no fix available
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 freerdp, libwinpr, freerdp-libs, freerdp-plugins Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 freerdp, libwinpr, freerdp-libsnot affected: vulnerable code not present
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- Proof of concept is public
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- last mo.
Exploit prediction
0.39% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 33% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-11).
Exploits and checks
- github.com https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-m85m-3qxv-63h5 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 4.0 | 7.1 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| CNA | 3.1 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| CNA | 4.0 | 7.1 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/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-835 Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition
References
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github.com
/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-m85m-3qxv-63h5
vendor-advisory, exploit, mitigation, advisory
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vulncheck.com
/advisories/freerdp-before-3.31.0-denial-of-service-via-pool-decode-rect
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-91952
- NVD CVE-2026-91952
- Maintainer advisory GHSA-m85m-3qxv-63h5
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