CVE-2026-63652

FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol. Prior to 3.28.0, rdpsnd_server_recv_formats in channels/rdpsnd/server/rdpsnd_main.c frees context->client_formats on a malformed Client Audio Formats PDU without clearing the owning pointer or num_client_formats. An authenticated RDP client can trigger an error such as a cbSize larger than the remaining record, leave the dangling pointer in the server context, and cause rdpsnd_server_context_free to free the same allocation again at session teardown. This reliably terminates the server and can create allocator-dependent heap corruption. This issue is fixed in version 3.28.0.

CVSS 4.0

7.1CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

CVSS 3.1

6.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS

0.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 47% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-25)

CWE

CWE-415

Published

2026-08-19

Modified

2026-10-26

Record from

the NVD, synced 2026-10-26

Affected

• freerdp:freerdp

References

• https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/commit/caf653c0ba1c75ec8f298d1baa59770102a5d14c
• https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/pull/12993
• https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/releases/tag/3.28.0
• https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-9g22-w2gr-vcmp
• https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-9g22-w2gr-vcmp

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