Unbounded memory retention in FreeRDP RDPDR proxy
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-400.
Summary
FreeRDP from 3.0.0-beta1 before 3.32.0 fails to enforce cumulative or absolute size limits when reassembling RDPDR channel fragments in the proxy (CWE-400). An unauthenticated remote attacker can make per-session heap streams grow with traffic until the proxy exhausts its memory, which denies service to connected sessions.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-03
Description from the CNA
FreeRDP from 3.0.0-beta1 before 3.32.0 fails to enforce cumulative or absolute size limits when reassembling RDPDR channel fragments in the proxy. Attackers can send a FIRST fragment followed by continuation fragments without LAST, growing per-session heap streams proportional to traffic and exhausting proxy memory.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
Upgrade FreeRDP to version 3.32.0. Red Hat fixes Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10) and Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 10) in RHSA-2026:94514.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-03
- Fix · CNA FreeRDP (FreeRDP) Fixed in 3.32.0
Red Hat 1 advisory
- RHSA-2026:94514 Released 2026-11-03 · Red Hat rating Importantfreerdp security, bug fix, and enhancement update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10) freerdp-2:3.32.2-1.el10_2, freerdp-libs-2:3.32.2-1.el10_2, libwinpr-2:3.32.2-1.el10_2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 10) freerdp-devel-2:3.32.2-1.el10_2, freerdp-server-2:3.32.2-1.el10_2, libwinpr-devel-2:3.32.2-1.el10_2
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
FreeRDP 3.32.0
11 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 1 HIGH, 9 MEDIUM, 1 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-74520 FreeRDP serial device handling exhausts file descriptorsPriority HIGH 69
- TI-2026-74529 Heap out-of-bounds write in FreeRDP JPEG clipboard conversionPriority MEDIUM 64
- TI-2026-74526 FreeRDP Infinite Loop DoS via Gateway Content-TypePriority MEDIUM 64
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:94514 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 10) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:94514 |
Not affected: 4 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Timeline
- 2026-10-15 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-110833
- 2026-10-16 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
- 2026-10-16 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-10-16 CVSS score added · Red Hat
- 2026-10-16 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-23 CVSS score added · NVD
- 2026-10-29 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-11-03 Fix available: RHSA-2026:94514 · Red Hat
- 2026-11-03 Fix available: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10), Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 10) · Red Hat
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-2026-110833 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-110833 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- CVE-2026-110833 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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