FreeRDP Use-After-Free via DRDYNVC Tracker Race
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Impact type
- —
- 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.
Summary
FreeRDP before 3.32.2 contains a use-after-free in the freerdp-proxy DRDYNVC tracker when it intercepts the drdynvc channel. A malicious target server can repeatedly send CREATE_REQUEST_PDU for an active channel ID, racing front DATA handling to free a borrowed context and crash the proxy process. The weakness is CWE-362, a race on a shared resource without proper synchronization, and CVSS 4.0 rates it 8.2 (HIGH) with a network attack vector and high availability impact. A public exploit is referenced by the advisory, though CISA has not added it to KEV.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06
Description from the CNA
FreeRDP before 3.32.2 contains a use-after-free vulnerability in the freerdp-proxy DRDYNVC tracker when intercepting the drdynvc channel. A malicious target server can repeatedly send CREATE_REQUEST_PDU for an active channel id, racing front DATA handling to free a borrowed context and crash the proxy process.
Why it matters now
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
Remediation
Upgrade FreeRDP to version 3.32.2 or later. Red Hat rates the issue Moderate, and no fix is currently available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, 8, 9 or 10.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06
- Fix · CNA FreeRDP (FreeRDP) Fixed in 3.32.2
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
FreeRDP 3.32.2
14 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 11 HIGH, 3 MEDIUM
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-85092 Use-after-free in FreeRDP rdpgfx channel close handlingPriority HIGH 81
- TI-2026-85091 Out-of-bounds write in FreeRDP proxy via bitmap cache v2 capabilityPriority HIGH 81
- TI-2026-85103 Heap buffer overflow in FreeRDP RD Gateway RPC clientPriority HIGH 77
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Timeline
- 2026-11-04 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-121961
- 2026-11-04 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-11-04 Priority changed: MEDIUM → HIGH
- 2026-11-04 Alias added: GHSA-f286-8384-p6h3
- 2026-11-06 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-11-06 CVSS score added · Red Hat
- 2026-11-06 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-11-06 Affected versions changed · 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-2026-121961 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-121961 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-f286-8384-p6h3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-121961 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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