Heap out-of-bounds write in FreeRDP NTLM authentication handling
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 6 fixed, 1 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
FreeRDP versions from 2.0.0 before 3.32.0 contain a heap out-of-bounds write (CWE-787) in the server NTLM hash-callback path. The path does not validate the MIC offset, so an unauthenticated remote attacker can write 16 zero bytes beyond an allocation by sending a crafted NTLM authentication message.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-03
Description from the CNA
FreeRDP versions from 2.0.0 before 3.32.0 contain a heap out-of-bounds write in the server hash-callback NTLM path that fails to validate the MIC offset. Unauthenticated attackers can send a crafted AUTHENTICATE_MESSAGE with a backward session-key offset and MIC offset to write 16 zero bytes beyond the allocation.
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 or later. Red Hat fixes this in RHSA-2026:93592 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9, RHSA-2026:94510 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 and RHSA-2026:94514 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 is affected, and Red Hat lists no available plan for it.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-03
- Fix · CNA FreeRDP (FreeRDP) Fixed in 3.32.0
Red Hat 3 advisories
- RHSA-2026:94510 Released 2026-11-03 · Red Hat rating Importantfreerdp security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) freerdp-2:2.11.7-15.el8_10, freerdp-libs-2:2.11.7-15.el8_10, libwinpr-2:2.11.7-15.el8_10 +1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 8) freerdp-devel-2:2.11.7-15.el8_10
- 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
- RHSA-2026:93592 Released 2026-11-02 · Red Hat rating Importantfreerdp security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) freerdp-2:2.11.7-7.el9_8.9, freerdp-libs-2:2.11.7-7.el9_8.9, libwinpr-2:2.11.7-7.el9_8.9
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9) freerdp-devel-2:2.11.7-7.el9_8.9, libwinpr-devel-2:2.11.7-7.el9_8.9
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
FreeRDP 3.32.0
2 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 1 HIGH, 1 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-76090 Integer underflow in FreeRDP BMP writer lets clipboard peers crash clientsPriority HIGH 65
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:94514 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:94510 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:93592 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 8) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:94510 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 10) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:94514 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:93592 |
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Timeline
- 2026-10-18 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-111880
- 2026-10-18 Alias added: GHSA-98x3-97xw-cfqr
- 2026-10-18 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
- 2026-10-19 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-10-19 CVSS score added · Red Hat
- 2026-10-19 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-20 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-11-02 Fix available: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9), Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9) · Red Hat
- 2026-11-03 Fix available: RHSA-2026:93592 · Red Hat
- 2026-11-03 Fix available: RHSA-2026:94510 · 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 AppStream (v. 8), Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 8) +1 · 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-2026-111880 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-111880 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-98x3-97xw-cfqr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-111880 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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