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Fencer Vulns
critical 9.8

CVE-2026-25997 json

FreeRDP has heap-use-after-free in xf_clipboard_format_equal

published 2026-02-25 8 mo ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2026-8737

cvss
9.8
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.7%
EPSS 0.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 51%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol. Prior to version 3.23.0, `xf_clipboard_format_equal` reads freed `lastSentFormats` memory because `xf_clipboard_formats_free` (called from the cliprdr channel thread during auto-reconnect) frees the array while the X11 event thread concurrently iterates it in `xf_clipboard_changed`, triggering a heap use after free. 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-2026-25997

  • 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-2026-25997

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  • freerdp RHEL 10.2 2:3.10.3-12.el10_2.5
  • libwinpr RHEL 10.2 2:3.10.3-12.el10_2.5
  • freerdp-libs RHEL 10.2 2:3.10.3-12.el10_2.5
  • freerdp-server RHEL 10.2 2:3.10.3-12.el10_2.5
  • freerdp RHEL 10.1 2:3.10.3-5.el10_1.8
  • libwinpr RHEL 10.1 2:3.10.3-5.el10_1.8
  • freerdp-libs RHEL 10.1 2:3.10.3-5.el10_1.8
  • freerdp-server RHEL 10.1 2:3.10.3-5.el10_1.8

red hat advisories RHSA-2026:20605RHSA-2026:19142RHSA-2026:16014

  • 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 AlmaLinux 10 2:3.10.3-5.el10_1.8
  • libwinpr AlmaLinux 10 2:3.10.3-5.el10_1.8
  • freerdp-libs AlmaLinux 10 2:3.10.3-5.el10_1.8
  • freerdp-server AlmaLinux 10 2:3.10.3-5.el10_1.8

almalinux advisories ALSA-2026:16014

  • freerdp Rocky Linux 10 2:3.10.3-12.el10_2.5
  • freerdp Rocky Linux 10 2:3.10.3-5.el10_1.8

rocky linux advisories RLSA-2026:19142RLSA-2026:16014

  • freerdp Alpine 3.24, Alpine 3.23 3.23.0-r0

alpine advisories ALPINE-CVE-2026-25997

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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-2026-25997 updated cvss 5.3

freerdp: FreeRDP: Denial of service via heap use-after-free during auto-reconnect

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 freerdp, freerdp-libs, freerdp-plugins
    affected: workaround, no fix available
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 freerdp, libwinpr, freerdp-libs
    affected: workaround, no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10) freerdp 3.10.3-5.el10_1.8, freerdp 3.10.3-12.el10_2.5, libwinpr 3.10.3-5.el10_1.8, libwinpr 3.10.3-12.el10_2.5, freerdp-libs 3.10.3-5.el10_1.8, freerdp-libs 3.10.3-12.el10_2.5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:16014
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v. 10.0) freerdp 3.10.3-3.el10_0.7, libwinpr 3.10.3-3.el10_0.7, freerdp-libs 3.10.3-3.el10_0.7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:20605
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 10) freerdp-server 3.10.3-5.el10_1.8, freerdp-server 3.10.3-12.el10_2.5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:16014
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v. 10.0) freerdp-server 3.10.3-3.el10_0.7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:20605
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 freerdp, libwinpr, freerdp-libs, freerdp-plugins Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 freerdp, libwinpr, freerdp-libs
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
Proof of concept is public
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
8 mo ago

Exploit prediction

0.65% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 51% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • github.com https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-q5j3-m6jf-3jq4 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 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

  • FreeRDP FreeRDP

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

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