CVE-2026-25941
Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.
Description
FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol. Versions on the 2.x branch prior to to 2.11.8 and on the 3.x branch prior to 3.23.0 have an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the FreeRDP client's RDPGFX channel that allows a malicious RDP server to read uninitialized heap memory by sending a crafted WIRE_TO_SURFACE_2 PDU with a `bitmapDataLength` value larger than the actual data in the packet. This can lead to information disclosure or client crashes when a user connects to a malicious server. Versions 2.11.8 and 3.23.0 fix the issue.
Severity
HIGH
CVSS score
8.1
(v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Analyzed
Source identifier
Published
2026-02-25 20:23:48.413000
Last modified
2026-11-03 23:17:40.870000
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