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TI-2026-84284 Aliases CVE-2026-121402GHSA-hgjh-h5xh-g4gm

Malicious RDP servers can crash FreeRDP X11 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: 2 fixed, 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 before 3.32.2 contains a NULL pointer dereference (CWE-476) that lets a malicious RDP server crash xfreerdp clients. A zero-width RDPGFX ResetGraphics PDU makes a failed resize in gdi_resize_ex leave the primary display null without ending the session. A later bitmap update then crashes the client in gdi_Bitmap_Paint.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-07

Description from the CNA

FreeRDP before 3.32.2 contains a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability that allows malicious RDP servers to crash xfreerdp clients by sending a zero-width RDPGFX ResetGraphics PDU. The failed resize in gdi_resize_ex leaves the primary display null without ending the session, so a later bitmap update crashes the client in gdi_Bitmap_Paint.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00254 17th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial FreeRDP (FreeRDP): 3.32.2Red Hat: 1 advisoryRed Hat: 2 fixed, 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
FreeRDPFreeRDPbefore 3.32.23.32.2Patch availableCNA
  • FreeRDP VendorFreeRDP Affected before 3.32.2 Fixed in 3.32.2 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:freerdp:freerdp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 3.32.2VulnerableFreeRDP
  • cpe:2.3:a:freerdp:freerdp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 3.32.2 Vulnerable ·FreeRDP

Remediation

Update FreeRDP to version 3.32.2. Red Hat fixes Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (version 10) and Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (version 10) in RHSA-2026:94514. Red Hat has no plan available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, 7, 8 and 9 (none_available).

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-07

  • Fix · CNA FreeRDP (FreeRDP) Fixed in 3.32.2

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2026:94514 Released 2026-11-03 · Red Hat rating Important
    freerdp 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 3.32.2

    27 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 3 HIGH, 11 MEDIUM, 13 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-84268 Denial of service in FreeRDP WinPR PNG and JPEG image readersPriority HIGH 77
    • TI-2026-84291 Denial of service in FreeRDP via oversized X.224 routing tokenPriority HIGH 69
    • TI-2026-84280 Use-after-free in FreeRDP dyn-channel-dump modulePriority HIGH 69
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Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6AffectedNo 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
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10)Fixed RHSA-2026:94514
Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 10)Fixed RHSA-2026:94514

Timeline

  1. 2026-11-03 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-121402
  2. 2026-11-03 Alias added: GHSA-hgjh-h5xh-g4gm
  3. 2026-11-04 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
  4. 2026-11-04 CVSS score added · Red Hat
  5. 2026-11-04 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
  6. 2026-11-05 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
  7. 2026-11-05 Fix available: RHSA-2026:94514 · Red Hat
  8. 2026-11-05 Fix available: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10), Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 10) · Red Hat
  9. 2026-11-07 CISA SSVC decision points changed
  10. 2026-11-07 Priority changed: LOW → MEDIUM

References

Advisory 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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