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Critical 9.8Published Jan 14, 2026
CVE-2026-22857FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol.
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FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol. Prior to 3.20.1, a heap use-after-free occurs in irp_thread_func because the IRP is freed by irp->Complete() and then accessed again on the error path. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.20.1.
- CVSS
- 9.8 CRITICAL (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-416
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- Not given
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
freerdp freerdp freerdp:freerdp | before 3.20.1 | NVD |
References
- https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/releases/tag/3.20.1release-notes
- https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-4gxq-jhq6-4cr8exploit, vendor-advisory
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