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CVE-2026-25941 (GCVE-0-2026-25941)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-02-25 19:55 – Updated: 2026-02-26 21:33
VLAI
Title
FreeRDP: vuln_1_15_1 RDPGFX WIRE_TO_SURFACE_2 Out-of-Bounds Read
Summary
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
4.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-02-26 21:07 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-20 - Improper Input Validation
  • CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds Read
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
FreeRDP FreeRDP Affected: >= 2.0.0, < 2.11.8
Affected: >= 3.0.0, < 3.23.0
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