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high 7.5

CVE-2026-33983 json

FreeRDP: Progressive Codec Quant BYTE Underflow - UB + CPU DoS

published 2026-03-30 7 mo ago modified 2026-07-15 3 mo ago also EUVD-2026-17227

cvss
7.5
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.4%
EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 38%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol. Prior to version 3.24.2, progressive_decompress_tile_upgrade() detects a mismatch via progressive_rfx_quant_cmp_equal() but only emits WLog_WARN, execution continues. The wrapped value (247) is used as a shift exponent, causing undefined behavior and an approximately 80 billion iteration loop (CPU DoS). This issue has been patched in version 3.24.2.

Patch / fix

  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 2:3.10.3-5.el10_1.6, 2:3.10.3-12.el10_2.2
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support 2:3.10.3-3.el10_0.6
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 2:2.11.7-7.el8_10
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update Support 2:2.0.0-46.rc4.el8_2.11
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support 2:2.2.0-13.el8_4
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On 2:2.2.0-13.el8_4
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support 2:2.2.0-7.el8_6.6
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Telecommunications Update Service 2:2.2.0-7.el8_6.6
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Update Services for SAP Solutions 2:2.2.0-7.el8_6.6
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update Service 2:2.2.0-12.el8_8.6
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Update Services for SAP Solutions 2:2.2.0-12.el8_8.6
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 2:2.11.7-1.el9_7.6, 2:2.11.7-7.el9_8.1
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Update Services for SAP Solutions 2:2.4.1-3.el9_0.5
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions 2:2.4.1-6.el9_2.7
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support 2:2.11.2-1.el9_4.6
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update Support 2:2.11.7-1.el9_6.8
  • freerdp3 Debian 13 3.15.0+dfsg-2.1+deb13u2
  • freerdp3 Debian 14 3.24.2+dfsg-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2026-33983

  • freerdp3 Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 3.30.0+dfsg-0ubuntu0.24.04.1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2026-33983

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  • freerdp RHEL 9 2:2.11.7-7.el9_8.1
  • libwinpr RHEL 9 2:2.11.7-7.el9_8.1
  • freerdp-libs RHEL 9 2:2.11.7-7.el9_8.1
  • freerdp RHEL 10.2 2:3.10.3-12.el10_2.2
  • libwinpr RHEL 10.2 2:3.10.3-12.el10_2.2
  • freerdp-libs RHEL 10.2 2:3.10.3-12.el10_2.2
  • freerdp-server RHEL 10.2 2:3.10.3-12.el10_2.2
  • freerdp RHEL 8 2:2.11.7-7.el8_10

red hat advisories RHSA-2026:19349RHSA-2026:19033RHSA-2026:12359RHSA-2026:12388RHSA-2026:11651RHSA-2026:11649

  • freerdp SLE Workstation Extension 15 SP7, SLE Module for Package Hub 15 SP7 3.10.3-150700.3.17.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2026:3562-1

  • freerdp openSUSE Tumbleweed 3.24.2-1.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2026:10633-1

  • freerdp AlmaLinux 8 2:2.11.7-7.el8_10
  • libwinpr AlmaLinux 8 2:2.11.7-7.el8_10
  • freerdp-libs AlmaLinux 8 2:2.11.7-7.el8_10
  • freerdp AlmaLinux 9 2:2.11.7-1.el9_7.6
  • libwinpr AlmaLinux 9 2:2.11.7-1.el9_7.6
  • freerdp-libs AlmaLinux 9 2:2.11.7-1.el9_7.6
  • freerdp AlmaLinux 10 2:3.10.3-5.el10_1.6
  • libwinpr AlmaLinux 10 2:3.10.3-5.el10_1.6

almalinux advisories ALSA-2026:8945ALSA-2026:8457ALSA-2026:8458

  • freerdp Rocky Linux 8 2:2.11.7-7.el8_10
  • freerdp Rocky Linux 9 2:2.11.7-1.el9_7.6
  • freerdp Rocky Linux 10 2:3.10.3-5.el10_1.6

rocky linux advisories RLSA-2026:8945RLSA-2026:8457RLSA-2026:8458

  • freerdp Alpine 3.24, Alpine 3.23 3.24.2-r0

alpine advisories ALPINE-CVE-2026-33983

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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-2026-33983 updated cvss 7.5

FreeRDP: FreeRDP: Denial of Service via specially crafted Remote Desktop Protocol messages

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 freerdp, freerdp-libs, freerdp-plugins Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 freerdp, libwinpr, freerdp-libs, freerdp-plugins
    affected: workaround, no fix planned “Out of support scope”
  • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v.9.4) freerdp-devel 2.11.2-1.el9_4.6, libwinpr-devel 2.11.2-1.el9_4.6, freerdp-debuginfo 2.11.2-1.el9_4.6, libwinpr-debuginfo 2.11.2-1.el9_4.6, freerdp-debugsource 2.11.2-1.el9_4.6, freerdp-libs-debuginfo 2.11.2-1.el9_4.6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:10709
  • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v.9.6) freerdp-devel 2.11.7-1.el9_6.8, libwinpr-devel 2.11.7-1.el9_6.8, freerdp-debuginfo 2.11.7-1.el9_6.8, libwinpr-debuginfo 2.11.7-1.el9_6.8, freerdp-debugsource 2.11.7-1.el9_6.8, freerdp-libs-debuginfo 2.11.7-1.el9_6.8
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:9656
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) freerdp 2.11.7-7.el8_10, libwinpr 2.11.7-7.el8_10, freerdp-libs 2.11.7-7.el8_10
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:8945
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) freerdp 2.11.7-1.el9_7.6, freerdp 2.11.7-7.el9_8.1, libwinpr 2.11.7-1.el9_7.6, libwinpr 2.11.7-7.el9_8.1, freerdp-libs 2.11.7-1.el9_7.6, freerdp-libs 2.11.7-7.el9_8.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:8457
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10) freerdp 3.10.3-5.el10_1.6, freerdp 3.10.3-12.el10_2.2, libwinpr 3.10.3-5.el10_1.6, libwinpr 3.10.3-12.el10_2.2, freerdp-libs 3.10.3-5.el10_1.6, freerdp-libs 3.10.3-12.el10_2.2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:8458
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v. 8.2) freerdp 2.0.0-46.rc4.el8_2.11, libwinpr 2.0.0-46.rc4.el8_2.11, freerdp-libs 2.0.0-46.rc4.el8_2.11
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:11651
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.4) freerdp 2.2.0-13.el8_4, libwinpr 2.2.0-13.el8_4, freerdp-libs 2.2.0-13.el8_4
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:11649
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  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.6) freerdp 2.2.0-7.el8_6.6, libwinpr 2.2.0-7.el8_6.6, freerdp-libs 2.2.0-7.el8_6.6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.6) freerdp 2.2.0-7.el8_6.6, libwinpr 2.2.0-7.el8_6.6, freerdp-libs 2.2.0-7.el8_6.6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:12388
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.8) freerdp 2.2.0-12.el8_8.6, libwinpr 2.2.0-12.el8_8.6, freerdp-libs 2.2.0-12.el8_8.6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:12359
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.0) freerdp 2.4.1-3.el9_0.5, libwinpr 2.4.1-3.el9_0.5, freerdp-libs 2.4.1-3.el9_0.5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:11332
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.2) freerdp 2.4.1-6.el9_2.7, libwinpr 2.4.1-6.el9_2.7, freerdp-libs 2.4.1-6.el9_2.7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:11336
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v. 10.0) freerdp 3.10.3-3.el10_0.6, libwinpr 3.10.3-3.el10_0.6, freerdp-libs 3.10.3-3.el10_0.6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:11333
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.4) freerdp 2.11.2-1.el9_4.6, libwinpr 2.11.2-1.el9_4.6, freerdp-libs 2.11.2-1.el9_4.6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:10709
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.6) freerdp 2.11.7-1.el9_6.8, libwinpr 2.11.7-1.el9_6.8, freerdp-libs 2.11.7-1.el9_6.8
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:9656
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS EXTENSION (v.8.4) freerdp 2.2.0-13.el8_4, libwinpr 2.2.0-13.el8_4, freerdp-libs 2.2.0-13.el8_4
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:11649
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.6) freerdp 2.2.0-7.el8_6.6, libwinpr 2.2.0-7.el8_6.6, freerdp-libs 2.2.0-7.el8_6.6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:12388
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.8) freerdp 2.2.0-12.el8_8.6, libwinpr 2.2.0-12.el8_8.6, freerdp-libs 2.2.0-12.el8_8.6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:12359
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9) freerdp-devel 2.11.7-1.el9_7.6, freerdp-devel 2.11.7-7.el9_8.1, libwinpr-devel 2.11.7-1.el9_7.6, libwinpr-devel 2.11.7-7.el9_8.1, freerdp-debuginfo 2.11.7-1.el9_7.6, freerdp-debuginfo 2.11.7-7.el9_8.1, +6 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:8457
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 10) freerdp-server 3.10.3-5.el10_1.6, freerdp-server 3.10.3-12.el10_2.2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:8458
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v. 10.0) freerdp-server 3.10.3-3.el10_0.6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:11333
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 8) freerdp-devel 2.11.7-7.el8_10, freerdp-debuginfo 2.11.7-7.el8_10, libwinpr-debuginfo 2.11.7-7.el8_10, freerdp-debugsource 2.11.7-7.el8_10, freerdp-libs-debuginfo 2.11.7-7.el8_10
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:8945

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
7 mo ago

Exploit prediction

0.44% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 38% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CISA ADP 3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CNA 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
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update Support
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Telecommunications Update Service
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Update Services for SAP Solutions
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update Service
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Update Services for SAP Solutions
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Update Services for SAP Solutions
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update Support
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-190 Integer Overflow or Wraparound
  • CWE-252 Unchecked Return Value

References

Sources

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.