Medium 5.9Published Oct 12, 2026

CVE-2026-109257FreeRDP before 3.32.0 Double Free via NSCodec plane growth failure

Updated under an hour ago (2026-10-19 08:30 UTC)

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FreeRDP before 3.32.0 contains a double-free vulnerability in nsc_context_initialize_encode() that leaves dangling plane pointers after a partial buffer growth failure. Attackers using a crafted RDP client can negotiate NSCodec with a large desktop geometry to trigger allocation failure, crashing the server during context teardown.

CVSS: 5.9 MEDIUM (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-415
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: VulnCheck
NVD analysis: Awaiting Analysis
Record last updated: Oct 15, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 12, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

FreeRDP FreeRDP freerdp:freerdp (from the name)	before 3.32.0; 3.32.0 not affected	CNA record

References

https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-2hhg-8xx6-v73wvendor-advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/freerdp-before-3.32.0-double-free-via-nscodec-plane-growth-failurethird-party-advisory

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