High 8.7Published Aug 19, 2026

CVE-2026-55193FreeRDP: Heap-buffer-overflow write in TS Gateway RPC fragment receive due to uncapped bind_ack max_xmit_frag

Updated under an hour ago (2026-10-19 07:30 UTC)

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FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol. Prior to 3.27.0, FreeRDP clients using TS Gateway accept a server-controlled max_xmit_frag value in libfreerdp/core/gateway/rpc_bind.c without bounding it to the 4088-byte ReceiveFragment allocation. A malicious gateway can advertise 65535 and then send a response fragment of the same length, causing rpc_channel_read in libfreerdp/core/gateway/rpc.c to write up to 65535 bytes into the smaller ReceiveFragment buffer. This can crash the client and may permit code execution through attacker-controlled heap corruption. This issue is fixed in version 3.27.0.

CVSS: 8.7 HIGH (v4.0, CNA)CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-122
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: GitHub_M
NVD analysis: Analyzed
Record last updated: Aug 27, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

FreeRDP FreeRDP freerdp:freerdp (from the name)	before 3.27.0	CNA record
freerdp freerdp freerdp:freerdp	before 3.27.0	NVD

References

https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-7rp4-66mc-j9vxx-refsource-confirm, exploit, vendor-advisory
https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/pull/12873x-refsource-misc, issue-tracking, patch
https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/commit/a863ef1cf1cdabf9019280e5658f806e73bb50e8x-refsource-misc, patch
https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/releases/tag/3.27.0x-refsource-misc, release-notes

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