CVE-2026-26955
FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol. Prior to version 3.23.0, a malicious RDP server can trigger a heap buffer o
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Publicado: 25 feb 2026 · Última mod.: 15 jul 2026 · CWE-787 · CWE-805
FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol. Prior to version 3.23.0, a malicious RDP server can trigger a heap buffer overflow in FreeRDP clients using the GDI surface pipeline (e.g., `xfreerdp`) by sending an RDPGFX ClearCodec surface command with an out-of-bounds destination rectangle. The `gdi_SurfaceCommand_ClearCodec()` handler does not call `is_within_surface()` to validate the command rectangle against the destination surface dimensions, allowing attacker-controlled `cmd->left`/`cmd->top` (and subcodec rectangle offsets) to reach image copy routines that write into `surface->data` without bounds enforcement. The OOB write corrupts an adjacent `gdiGfxSurface` struct's `codecs*` pointer with attacker-controlled pixel data, and corruption of `codecs*` is sufficient to reach an indirect function pointer call (`NSC_CONTEXT.decode` at `nsc.c:500`) on a subsequent codec command — full instruction pointer (RIP) control demonstrated in exploitability harness. Users should upgrade to version 3.23.0 to receive a patch.
- github.comhttps://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/commit/7d8fdce2d0ef337cb86cb37fc0c436c905e04d77
- github.comhttps://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-mr6w-ch7c-mqqj
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:19033
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:5936
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:5939
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:6004
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:6005
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:6384
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:6385
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:6395
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:6396
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:6616
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:6665
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:6712
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:6764
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:7292
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-26955
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2443132
- security.access.redhat.comhttps://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-26955.json