CVE-2026-25954 json
FreeRDP has heap-use-after-free in xf_rail_server_local_move_size
published 2026-02-25 8 mo ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2026-8734
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.6%
- EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 46%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol. Prior to version 3.23.0, `xf_rail_server_local_move_size` dereferences a freed `xfAppWindow` pointer because `xf_rail_get_window` returns an unprotected pointer from the `railWindows` hash table, and the main thread can concurrently delete the window (via a window delete order) while the RAIL channel thread is still using the pointer. Version 3.23.0 fixes the issue.
Patch / fix
- freerdp freerdp 3.23.0
- freerdp3 Debian 13 3.15.0+dfsg-2.1+deb13u1
- freerdp3 Debian 14 3.23.0+dfsg-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2026-25954
- freerdp3 Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 3.5.1+dfsg1-0ubuntu1.4
- freerdp3 Ubuntu 25.10 3.16.0+dfsg-2ubuntu0.3
ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2026-25954
Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0
- freerdp2 openSUSE Tumbleweed 2.11.7-8.1
- freerdp openSUSE Tumbleweed 3.24.1-1.1
opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2026:10611-1openSUSE-SU-2026:10408-1
- freerdp Alpine 3.24, Alpine 3.23 3.23.0-r0
alpine advisories ALPINE-CVE-2026-25954
Alpine secdb © Alpine Linux, from https://secdb.alpinelinux.org via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2026-25954 updated cvss 5.3
freerdp: FreeRDP: Use-after-free vulnerability leading to denial of service
-
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 freerdp, freerdp-libs, freerdp-plugins Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 freerdp, libwinpr, freerdp-libs, freerdp-plugins Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 freerdp, libwinpr, freerdp-libs Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 freerdp, libwinpr, freerdp-libs Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 freerdpaffected: workaround, no fix available “Fix deferred”
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- Proof of concept is public
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 8 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.56% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 46% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- github.com https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-cc88-4j37-mw6j referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 4.0 | 5.5 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P |
| CNA | 4.0 | 5.5 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X |
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Affected products
- FreeRDP FreeRDP
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-416 Use After Free
References
-
github.com
/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/commit/1994e9844212a6dfe0ff12309fef520e888986b5
patch
-
github.com
/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-cc88-4j37-mw6j
exploit, mitigation, patch, vendor-advisory
-
github.com
/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/blob/5c7aae27d0417b42b4806c2a5c583ca39dd9ef1e/client/X11/xf_rail.c#L1076
patch
-
github.com
/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/blob/5c7aae27d0417b42b4806c2a5c583ca39dd9ef1e/client/X11/xf_rail.c#L1133
patch
-
github.com
/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/blob/5c7aae27d0417b42b4806c2a5c583ca39dd9ef1e/client/X11/xf_rail.c#L1230-L1238
patch
-
github.com
/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/blob/5c7aae27d0417b42b4806c2a5c583ca39dd9ef1e/client/X11/xf_rail.c#L1347
patch
-
github.com
/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/blob/5c7aae27d0417b42b4806c2a5c583ca39dd9ef1e/client/X11/xf_rail.c#L1350-L1359
patch
-
github.com
/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/blob/5c7aae27d0417b42b4806c2a5c583ca39dd9ef1e/client/X11/xf_rail.c#L647
patch
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-25954
- NVD CVE-2026-25954
Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.
CPEs and fixed versions use Anchore's correction of NVD's data: Added CPE configurations because not yet analyzed by NVD.