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Full vulnerability report · 2026
CVE-2026-121953High confidence

FreeRDP before 3.32.2 Use-After-Free via rdpgfx Dynamic Virtual Channel Close

FreeRDP · FreeRDP

Official source article: GitHub GHSA-6WQX-RV3Q-VCXP ↗. Check the applicable product and release in the original source.

9.3CriticalCVSS 4.0
Recommended action
Within 72 hours

Critical technical impact with a remotely reachable, unauthenticated path and a public exploit reference; no CISA KEV confirmation is currently recorded.

Patch available
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Operational reassessment

Published severity in operational context

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Published severityCriticalOperational priority:Critical, unchanged from published severity.unchanged

Evidence used

  • No CISA KEV confirmation is currently recorded.
  • A structured source references public exploit or proof-of-concept material.
  • The selected CVSS metric records a network-reachable, unauthenticated path with no user interaction.
  • EPSS is 0.56% for the current model date.

Compensating controls

  • Validate the affected product branch and deploy the verified fixed release.
  • Restrict the affected network interface to trusted sources where business-safe.
  • Increase monitoring for the attack path and post-exploitation behaviour described in the report.

Verification

  1. Confirm that the asset runs FreeRDP FreeRDP and falls inside the recorded affected range.
  2. Verify the installed build against the product-specific fixed version after deployment.
  3. Validate exposure, authentication requirements and compensating controls in the actual environment.
  4. Reopen this reassessment when CVSS, KEV, EPSS, exploit evidence or remediation changes.
Mitigation target: Within 3 daysRemediation target: Within 90 days

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Direct vendor intelligence

Authoritative vendor CSAF and VEX advisories

Structured product status and remediation from the issuing vendor. Product-state explanations are always visible; large lists can be searched or downloaded.

1 current
CVE-2026-121953 · CSAF 2.0 · revision 3 · finalRed Hat Product Securityfreerdp: freerdp: Use-after-free via rdpgfx dynamic virtual channel close
19 known affected

The vendor explicitly identifies these products as affected by this CVE.

  • freerdp as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • freerdp-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • freerdp-libs as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • freerdp-plugins as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • freerdp.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • libwinpr as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • libwinpr-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • freerdp as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • freerdp-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • freerdp-libs as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • freerdp.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • libwinpr as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Summary
A flaw was found in FreeRDP. A use-after-free vulnerability exists in the client's Remote Desktop Protocol Graphics (RDPGFX) dynamic virtual channel handling. A malicious RDP server can open a second dynamic virtual channel that reuses an already registered channel name with a different ChannelId, overwriting the listener's single callback slot. When that second channel is closed, the callback is freed without clearing the slot. A subsequent PDU on the original channel then dereferences freed memory, which can crash the client or potentially lead to arbitrary code execution.
Remediation
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
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National CERT insights
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Recommended actionWithin 72 hours

Critical technical impact with a remotely reachable, unauthenticated path and a public exploit reference; no CISA KEV confirmation is currently recorded.

Patch available
01

What, why and how

FreeRDP before 3.32.2 has a use-after-free in the client's rdpgfx dynamic virtual channel: a duplicate-name channel with a new ChannelId overwrites the listener's single callback slot, which rdpgfx_on_close frees without clearing. A malicious RDP server can open and close such a channel, then send a PDU on the original channel to crash the client or potentially execute code.

What

FreeRDP before 3.32.2 has a use-after-free in the client's rdpgfx dynamic virtual channel: a duplicate-name channel with a new ChannelId overwrites the listener's single callback slot, which rdpgfx_on_close frees without clearing. A malicious RDP server can open and close such a channel, then send a PDU on the original channel to crash the client or potentially execute code.

Why

The program can continue using memory after it has been released, producing unsafe and attacker-influenceable behaviour.

How

An attacker operating through a network path may attempt exploitation without authentication or user interaction. If successful, the issue may execute code or commands in the affected security context.

What

FreeRDP before 3.32.2 has a use-after-free in the client's rdpgfx dynamic virtual channel: a duplicate-name channel with a new ChannelId overwrites the listener's single callback slot, which rdpgfx_on_close frees without clearing. A malicious RDP server can open and close such a channel, then send a PDU on the original channel to crash the client or potentially execute code.

Why

The program can continue using memory after it has been released, producing unsafe and attacker-influenceable behaviour.

How

An attacker operating through a network path may attempt exploitation without authentication or user interaction. If successful, the issue may execute code or commands in the affected security context.

02

Exploit reality and attack path

CVSS severity, EPSS forecast probability, public exploit material and CISA-confirmed exploitation are separate signals.

Observed exploitation
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
No confirmed evidence

No CISA KEV match was present at the last successful refresh. This means no confirmation from that source, not proof of no exploitation.

Public PoC / exploit material
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
Reference recorded

A structured CVE source labels at least one public reference as exploit material. BlackTree has not independently validated that it is safe, reliable or weaponised.

Likely attack path
a network path → Use After Free → execute code or commands in the affected security context
Attack surface
Network
Privileges required
None: unauthenticated exploitation is possible
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low: no specialised conditions are recorded
Security boundary
Not a CVSS 4.0 base metric
Weakness
?CWE means Common Weakness Enumeration: a standard category for the underlying weakness.
CWE-416 ↗

CWE-416: Use After Free. The product reuses or references memory after it has been freed. At some point afterward, the memory may be allocated again and saved in another pointer, while the original pointer references a location somewhere within the new allocation. Any operations using the original pointer are no longer valid because the memory belongs to the code that operates on the new pointer.

CVSS vector
?CVSS means Common Vulnerability Scoring System. The vector records the metric values used to calculate technical severity.
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Common Vulnerability Scoring System 4.0: the compact vector below is decoded into plain language.

AVNetworkAttack vector: The vulnerable component can be reached over a network.ACLowAttack complexity: No specialised conditions are required beyond attacker-controlled input.ATNoneAttack requirements: No additional deployment or execution condition is required.PRNonePrivileges required: The attacker does not need an account or existing privileges.UINoneUser interaction: No action by another user is required.VCHighVulnerable-system confidentiality: A successful attack can cause a major loss.VIHighVulnerable-system integrity: A successful attack can cause a major loss.VAHighVulnerable-system availability: A successful attack can cause a major loss.SCNoneSubsequent-system confidentiality: No direct loss is represented by this metric.SINoneSubsequent-system integrity: No direct loss is represented by this metric.SANoneSubsequent-system availability: No direct loss is represented by this metric.
Post-exploitation / living off the land
After compromise, an attacker may use built-in shells, scripting engines, scheduled tasks and native network utilities for discovery, persistence or movement. This is a plausible LoTL path, not evidence that it has occurred for every attack.
NetworkUnauthenticatedRemote code executionDenial of serviceCWE-416Public exploit reference
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Official authority intelligence

Only matched European and national findings are included. Language selectors and unavailable sources are omitted.

BSI · German · WID-SEC-2026-4068FreeRDP: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in FreeRDP ausnutzen, um Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen, einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand auszulösen, Daten zu manipulieren und offenzulegen sowie möglicherweise beliebigen Code auszuführen.

Official advisory ↗
Cyber Security Agency of Singapore · English · CSA-SB-20261111Security Bulletin 11 Nov 2026

The Cyber Security Agency of Singapore included this CVE in its official Security Bulletin 11 Nov 2026, published on 11 November 2026. Open the linked bulletin for the product, severity and reference information published in that issue.

Official advisory ↗
CSIRT Italia · Italian · freerdp-disponibili-poc-per-molteplici-vulnerabilitaFreeRDP: disponibili PoC per molteplici vulnerabilità

i Proof of Concept (PoC) per lo sfruttamento di molteplici vulnerabilità, di cui 3 con gravità "critica" e 24 con gravità “alta”, in FreeRDP, implementazione open source del protocollo Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP), utilizzato per collegarsi e controllare a distanza un computer. Tipologia Remote Code Execution Denial of Service Information Disclosure Security Restrictions Bypass Spoofing Descrizione e potenziali impatti Sono stati resi pubblici diversi Proof of Concept (PoC) relativi a numerose nuove vulnerabilità che interessano FreeRDP. Di seguito sono riportati i dettagli relativi alle vulnerabilità con gravità “critica”: La vulnerabilità CVE-2026-121953 - di tipo "Use After Free" e con score CVSS v3.1 pari a 9.8 - è dovuta alla possibilità di creare canali dinamici virtuali (DVC) duplicati con lo stesso nome ma con differente ChannelId , causando la sovrascrittura del riferimento alla callback associata al canale e il successivo rilascio della relativa memoria senza l'azzeramento del puntatore. Un attaccante, mediante un server RDP opportunamente predisposto, potrebbe causare la corruzione della memoria del client interessato, determinando l'arresto del processo e l'interruzione della sessione remota oppure, ove sussistano particolari condizioni, consentire l'esecuzione di codice arbitrario

Official advisory ↗
03

Patch and workaround

Operational remediation based on structured source evidence.

Status
?Patch availability is based on structured fixed-version fields and authoritative update references. If no fix is verified, check the vendor advisory before making a change.
Patch available
Affected
Fixed
Action
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
Workaround
A mitigation or workaround reference is available from the source linked below; validate it against the affected product and version.
04

Evidence and provenance

Published 4 Nov 2026 · Last source change 4 Nov 2026, 18:38 UTC · CWE-416 · Use After Free

CVE recordCVE.org · 5.2
CVSS sourceCNA
EPSS source
?The date BlackTree first stored a score for this CVE from the daily FIRST EPSS feed.
FIRST · tracked since 2026-11-05
European sourceNo official EUVD mapping
Product sourceVendor CSAF · Red Hat Product Security
Remediation sourceVendor CSAF · Red Hat Product Security
CWE sourceCNA
NVD statusNVD enriched

Core structured fields are present and their contributing authorities are shown above.

Material change intelligence

What changed after publication

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  1. Vendor guidanceAuthoritative vendor guidance changed from remediation: access.redhat.com/CVE-2026-121953 to remediation: access.redhat.com/CVE-2026-121953.
    Before
    remediation: access.redhat.com/CVE-2026-121953
    After
    remediation: access.redhat.com/CVE-2026-121953
    Red Hat Product Security ↗
  2. Remediation statusRemediation status changed from Mitigation available to Patch available.
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    Mitigation available
    After
    Patch available
    Red Hat Product Security ↗
  3. Affected versionsThe structured affected or fixed version information changed.
    Before
    freerdp.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; freerdp as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7; freerdp-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7; freerdp-libs as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7; freerdp-plugins as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7; freerdp.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7; libwinpr as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7; libwinpr-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7; freerdp as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8; freerdp-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8; freerdp-libs as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8; freerdp.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8; libwinpr as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8; libwinpr-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8; freerdp as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9; freerdp-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9; freerdp-libs as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9; freerdp.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9; libwinpr as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9; libwinpr-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
    After
    freerdp as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7; freerdp-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7; freerdp-libs as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7; freerdp-plugins as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7; freerdp.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7; libwinpr as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7; libwinpr-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7; freerdp as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8; freerdp-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8; freerdp-libs as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8; freerdp.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8; libwinpr as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8; libwinpr-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8; freerdp as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9; freerdp-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9; freerdp-libs as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9; freerdp.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9; libwinpr as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9; libwinpr-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 · Fixed: freerdp-2:3.32.2-1.el10_2.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10); freerdp-2:3.32.2-1.el10_2.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10); freerdp-2:3.32.2-1.el10_2.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10); freerdp-2:3.32.2-1.el10_2.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10); freerdp-2:3.32.2-1.el10_2.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10); freerdp-debuginfo-2:3.32.2-1.el10_2.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10); freerdp-debuginfo-2:3.32.2-1.el10_2.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10); freerdp-debuginfo-2:3.32.2-1.el10_2.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10); freerdp-debuginfo-2:3.32.2-1.el10_2.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10); freerdp-debugsource-2:3.32.2-1.el10_2.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10); freerdp-debugsource-2:3.32.2-1.el10_2.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10); freerdp-debugsource-2:3.32.2-1.el10_2.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10); freerdp-debugsource-2:3.32.2-1.el10_2.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10); freerdp-libs-2:3.32.2-1.el10_2.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10); freerdp-libs-2:3.32.2-1.el10_2.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10); freerdp-libs-2:3.32.2-1.el10_2.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10); freerdp-libs-2:3.32.2-1.el10_2.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10); freerdp-libs-debuginfo-2:3.32.2-1.el10_2.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10); freerdp-libs-debuginfo-2:3.32.2-1.el10_2.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10); freerdp-libs-debuginfo-2:3.32.2-1.el10_2.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10); freerdp-libs-debuginfo-2:3.32.2-1.el10_2.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10); freerdp-server-debuginfo-2:3.32.2-1.el10_2.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10); freerdp-server-debuginfo-2:3.32.2-1.el10_2.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10); freerdp-server-debuginfo-2:3.32.2-1.el10_2.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10); freerdp-server-debuginfo-2:3.32.2-1.el10_2.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10); libwinpr-2:3.32.2-1.el10_2.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10); libwinpr-2:3.32.2-1.el10_2.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10); libwinpr-2:3.32.2-1.el10_2.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10); libwinpr-2:3.32.2-1.el10_2.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10); libwinpr-debuginfo-2:3.32.2-1.el10_2.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10); and 100 more
    Red Hat Product Security ↗
  4. Vendor guidanceAuthoritative vendor guidance changed: added mitigation: github.com/GHSA-6wqx-rv3q-vcxp.
    Before
    remediation: github.com/GHSA-6wqx-rv3q-vcxp
    After
    mitigation: github.com/GHSA-6wqx-rv3q-vcxp · remediation: github.com/GHSA-6wqx-rv3q-vcxp
    github.com ↗
  5. Public exploit evidencePublic exploit evidence changed from Public exploit reference to Public exploit reference.
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    Public exploit reference
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    Public exploit reference
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  6. Public exploit evidencePublic exploit evidence changed from No public exploit to Public exploit reference.
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    No public exploit
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    Public exploit reference
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  7. Catalogue recordCVE added to the BlackTree catalogue.
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Technical terms and abbreviations used in this report
CVE
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures: the public identifier for one disclosed vulnerability.
CVSS
Common Vulnerability Scoring System: a technical severity framework; it is not patching priority by itself.
EPSS
Exploit Prediction Scoring System: FIRST's estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days; it is a forecast, not confirmation.
CWE
Common Weakness Enumeration: the standard category describing the underlying software or hardware weakness.
CNA
CVE Numbering Authority: an organisation authorised to assign and publish CVE records.
CISA ADP
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Authorized Data Publisher: structured enrichment added to a CVE record.
NVD
National Vulnerability Database: NIST's enrichment service for CVE records.
CERT / CSIRT
A computer security incident response team that publishes warnings or coordinates incident response.
PoC
Proof of concept: public material that demonstrates or helps reproduce exploitation.
CSAF
Common Security Advisory Framework: a machine-readable format for security advisories.
LoTL
Living off the land: abuse of legitimate tools or system functions during an attack.
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