CVE-2026-24680: freerdp Use After Free
CVSS: 8.7v4.0HighAnalyzed
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2026-24680DEBIAN-CVE-2026-24680
Published 09-02-2026Last modified 10-02-2026
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2026-24680 is a high (CVSS 8.7) Use After Free vulnerability in freerdp. EPSS estimates a 0.48% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 40.1% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
8.7/10
010
High · v4.0 (CVE.org)EPSS score
0.48%
0%100%
Low · +0.04 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 5 · Related 4Timeline
- 09-02-2026PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 10-02-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol. Prior to 3.22.0, sdl_Pointer_New frees data on failure, then pointer_free calls sdl_Pointer_Free and frees it again, triggering ASan UAF. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.22.0.
CVSS metrics
6 scores · 4 sources · 2 versionsHigh 8.7Preferred score · CVE.org (CNA)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NSourcesAll 3 agree
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated8.7HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- NVDNIST8.7HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/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
High 7.5Preferred score · OSV · Ubuntu (Ecosystem advisory) · calculated from vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HSourcesAll 3 agree
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- NVDNIST7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
0.48%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
40%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
+0.04 pp
From 0.44% on 20-09-2026
20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score0.48%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Debian2 products
- freerdp2All versions (No fix recorded)
- freerdp3< 3.15.0+dfsg-2.1+deb13u1 | < 3.22.0+dfsg-1
Freerdp1 product
- freerdp< 3.22.0
Ubuntu1 product
- freerdp3< 3.5.1+dfsg1-0ubuntu1.2 | < 3.16.0+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1
3 vendors · 4 products
References
6 links- github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-j893-9wg8-33rcX Refsource CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/commit/c42ecbd183b001e76bfc3614cddfad0034acc758X Refsource MISCREPORTPatch
