CVE-2026-25941

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.

CVSS v3 4.3 MEDIUM

4.3^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 1.4

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/commit/2e3b77e28ac6a398897d28ba464dcc5dfab9c9e2	Patch
https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-3546-x645-5cf8	Exploit Mitigation Patch Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:freerdp:freerdp::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:freerdp:freerdp::::::::

History

27 Feb 2026, 14:53

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:freerdp:freerdp::::::::
First Time		Freerdp Freerdp freerdp
References	~~() https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/commit/2e3b77e28ac6a398897d28ba464dcc5dfab9c9e2 -~~	() https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/commit/2e3b77e28ac6a398897d28ba464dcc5dfab9c9e2 - Patch
References	~~() https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-3546-x645-5cf8 -~~	() https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-3546-x645-5cf8 - Exploit, Mitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory

25 Feb 2026, 20:23

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-02-25 20:23

Updated : 2026-02-27 14:53

NVD link : CVE-2026-25941

Mitre link : CVE-2026-25941

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-25941

JSON object : View

Products Affected

freerdp

freerdp

CWE

CWE-20

Improper Input Validation

CWE-125

Out-of-bounds Read

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