FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol. Prior to version 3.23.0, in the RLE planar decode path, `planar_decompress_plane_rle()` writes into `pDstData` at `((nYDst+y) * nDstStep) + (4*nXDst) + nChannel` without verifying that `(nYDst+nSrcHeight)` fits in the destination height or that `(nXDst+nSrcWidth)` fits in the destination stride. When `TempFormat != DstFormat`, `pDstData` becomes `planar->pTempData` (sized for the desktop), while `nYDst` is only validated against the **surface** by `is_within_surface()`. A malicious RDP server can exploit this to perform a heap out-of-bounds write with attacker-controlled offset and pixel data on any connecting FreeRDP client. The OOB write reaches up to 132,096 bytes past the temp buffer end, and on the brk heap (desktop ≤ 128×128), an adjacent `NSC_CONTEXT` struct's `decode` function pointer is overwritten with attacker-controlled pixel data — control-flow–relevant corruption (function pointer overwritten) demonstrated under deterministic heap layout (`nsc->decode = 0xFF414141FF414141`). Version 3.23.0 fixes the vulnerability.
References
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| https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/commit/a0be5cb87d760bb1c803ad1bb835aa1e73e62abc | Patch |
| https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-5vgf-mw4f-r33h | Exploit Mitigation Patch Vendor Advisory |
Configurations
History
27 Feb 2026, 14:49
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| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:freerdp:freerdp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| References | () https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/commit/a0be5cb87d760bb1c803ad1bb835aa1e73e62abc - Patch | |
| References | () https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-5vgf-mw4f-r33h - Exploit, Mitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory | |
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Freerdp
Freerdp freerdp |
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Information
Published : 2026-02-25 21:16
Updated : 2026-02-27 14:49
NVD link : CVE-2026-26965
Mitre link : CVE-2026-26965
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-26965
JSON object : View
Products Affected
freerdp
- freerdp
CWE
CWE-787
Out-of-bounds Write
