FreeRDP: Persistent Cache Allocator Mismatch - Heap OOB Read
Priority LOW 37CWE-125Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 4 fixed, 2 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol. Prior to version 3.24.2, there is a heap-buffer-overflow READ vulnerability at 24 bytes before the allocation, in winpr_aligned_offset_recalloc(). This issue has been patched in version 3.24.2.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00194 9th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial FreeRDP (FreeRDP): 3.24.2Red Hat: 3 advisoriesRed Hat: 4 fixed, 2 without a fix
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA FreeRDP (FreeRDP) Fixed in 3.24.2
Red Hat 3 advisories
- RHSA-2026:20605 Released 2026-05-26 · Red Hat rating Moderatefreerdp security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v. 10.0) freerdp-2:3.10.3-3.el10_0.7, freerdp-libs-2:3.10.3-3.el10_0.7, libwinpr-2:3.10.3-3.el10_0.7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v. 10.0) freerdp-devel-2:3.10.3-3.el10_0.7, freerdp-server-2:3.10.3-3.el10_0.7, libwinpr-devel-2:3.10.3-3.el10_0.7
- RHSA-2026:19142 Released 2026-05-19 · Red Hat rating Moderatefreerdp security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10) freerdp-2:3.10.3-12.el10_2.5, freerdp-libs-2:3.10.3-12.el10_2.5, libwinpr-2:3.10.3-12.el10_2.5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 10) freerdp-devel-2:3.10.3-12.el10_2.5, freerdp-server-2:3.10.3-12.el10_2.5, libwinpr-devel-2:3.10.3-12.el10_2.5
- RHSA-2026:16014 Released 2026-05-11 · Red Hat rating Moderatefreerdp security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10) freerdp-2:3.10.3-5.el10_1.8, freerdp-libs-2:3.10.3-5.el10_1.8, libwinpr-2:3.10.3-5.el10_1.8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 10) freerdp-devel-2:3.10.3-5.el10_1.8, freerdp-server-2:3.10.3-5.el10_1.8, libwinpr-devel-2:3.10.3-5.el10_1.8
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:16014, RHSA-2026:19142 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v. 10.0) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:20605 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 10) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:16014, RHSA-2026:19142 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v. 10.0) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:20605 |
Not affected: 2 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-33982
References
More Freerdp vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-85092 Use-after-free in FreeRDP rdpgfx channel close handling CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2026-85091 Out-of-bounds write in FreeRDP proxy via bitmap cache v2 capability CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2026-24435 FreeRDP has a `size_t` underflow in ADPCM decoder leads to heap-buffer-overflow write CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-21373 Out-Of-Bounds Write in FreeRDP CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-08692 Server side NTLM does not properly check parameters in FreeRDP CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2023-21374 Out-Of-Bounds Read in FreeRDP CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
Sources
- CVE-2026-33982 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-33982 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- CVE-2026-33982 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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