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vulnerabilityCVE-2026-23531
Name
CVE-2026-23531
Source
NVD ( link)Debian ( link)
Description
FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol. Prior to version 3.21.0, in ClearCodec, when `glyphData` is present, `clear_decompress` calls `freerdp_image_copy_no_overlap` without validating the destination rectangle, allowing an out-of-bounds read/write via crafted RDPGFX surface updates. A malicious server can trigger a client‑side heap buffer overflow, causing a crash (DoS) and potential heap corruption with code‑execution risk depending on allocator behavior and surrounding heap layout. Version 3.21.0 contains a patch for the issue.
Published Date
Updated Date
Workaround
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Analysis#


Affected Component
Analysis
freerdp
Exploitable
freerdp3
Exploitable

Vulnerability Ratings#


7.7
CVSSv4
9.8
CVSSv31
NaN
other

Others affected components#


Name
Project
Project Version
Version
Status
buildroot
2025.02.x
2.11.8
Patched
buildroot
master
2.11.8
Patched
yocto
kirkstone
2.6.1
Exploitable
yocto
master
2.11.8
Exploitable
yocto
master
3.26.0
Not Affected

Resolved with patches#


freerdp (buildroot:2025.02.x)

#
Title
Author
Resolve
1
[codec,clear] fix missing length checks
akallabeth <akallabeth@posteo.net>
CVE-2026-23531
2
[codec,clear] check clear_decomress glyphData
akallabeth <akallabeth@posteo.net>
CVE-2026-23531

freerdp (buildroot:master)

#
Title
Author
Resolve
1
[codec,clear] fix missing length checks
akallabeth <akallabeth@posteo.net>
CVE-2026-23531
2
[codec,clear] check clear_decomress glyphData
akallabeth <akallabeth@posteo.net>
CVE-2026-23531