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CVE-2026-67299 (GCVE-0-2026-67299)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-01 12:22 – Updated: 2026-08-03 15:55
VLAI
Title
FreeRDP before 3.29.0 Use-After-Free via WindowIcon async message
Summary
FreeRDP before 3.29.0 contains a client-side heap use-after-free in the async update message proxy for WINDOW_ICON_ORDER when AsyncUpdate is enabled (e.g. xfreerdp /async-update). In update_message_WindowIcon() a shallow CopyMemory() overwrites a freshly allocated lParam->iconInfo with the parser-owned windowIcon->iconInfo pointer. After the parser callback returns, update_recv_window_info_order() frees window_icon.iconInfo, but the queued async message still retains and later dispatches that stale pointer. A malicious or compromised RDP server sending a crafted RAIL Window Alternate Secondary Order with WINDOW_ORDER_ICON can trigger use-after-free, leading to memory corruption and client crash.
SSVC
Exploitation: poc Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-08-03 15:54 UTC
CWE
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
FreeRDP FreeRDP Affected: 0 , < 3.29.0 (semver)
Unaffected: 3.29.0 (semver)
    cpe:2.3:a:freerdp:freerdp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Date Public
2026-07-15 00:00
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