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TI-2026-74524 Aliases CVE-2026-110834

FreeRDP null pointer dereference lets malicious servers crash clients

Priority MEDIUM 64CWE-476Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Passive
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 4 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-476.

Summary

FreeRDP from 2.0.0 before 3.32.0 has a null pointer dereference (CWE-476) in its serial channel handling. A malicious RDP server can send serial IRP requests outside their valid sequence, which makes the client dereference a null handle and terminate. The crash affects clients that use Linux serial redirection, and the user must connect to the malicious server. A public exploit is linked in the references.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06

Description from the CNA

FreeRDP from 2.0.0 before 3.32.0 contains a null pointer dereference vulnerability that allows malicious RDP servers to crash clients by sending out-of-lifecycle serial IRPs. Attackers can send IRP_MJ_READ or IRP_MJ_WRITE before create or after close, causing CommReadFile or CommWriteFile to dereference a null handle and terminate clients using Linux serial redirection.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00312 24th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Partial FreeRDP (FreeRDP): 3.32.0Red Hat: 4 without a fix

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
FreeRDPFreeRDP2.0.0 to before 3.32.03.32.0Patch availableCNA
  • FreeRDP VendorFreeRDP Affected 2.0.0 to before 3.32.0 Fixed in 3.32.0 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:freerdp:freerdp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.0 to before 3.32.0VulnerableFreeRDP
  • cpe:2.3:a:freerdp:freerdp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0 to before 3.32.0 Vulnerable ·FreeRDP

Remediation

Update FreeRDP to version 3.32.0 or later, which fixes this flaw. Red Hat lists Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, 8, 9 and 10 as affected with no available plan.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06

  • Fix · CNA FreeRDP (FreeRDP) Fixed in 3.32.0

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
    Show all 11 records →

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-15 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-110834
  2. 2026-10-15 CISA SSVC decision points changed
  3. 2026-10-16 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
  4. 2026-10-16 CVSS score added · Red Hat

References

Exploit 1

  • 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
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Sources

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