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CVE-2026-121388

FreeRDP 3.0.0 before 3.32.2 Uncapped Memory Allocation via DRDYNVC DATA_FIRST

7.1 HighFix available

FreeRDP from 3.0.0 before 3.32.2 contains an uncontrolled resource allocation vulnerability that allows malicious RDP servers to force large client allocations through the DRDYNVC DATA_FIRST Length field. Attackers can declare lengths up to 4,294,967,295 bytes on running dynamic channels, causing StreamPool_Take to reserve memory before body validation and exhaust client memory.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
Passive

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

0.31%Unchanged since Nov 4, 2026
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 7.1

FreeRDP 3.0.0 before 3.32.2 Uncapped Memory Allocation via DRDYNVC DATA_FIRST

FreeRDP from 3.0.0 before 3.32.2 contains an uncontrolled resource allocation vulnerability that allows malicious RDP servers to force large client allocations through the DRDYNVC DATA_FIRST Length field. Attackers can declare lengths up to 4,294,967,295 bytes on running dynamic channels, causing StreamPool_Take to reserve memory before body validation and exhaust client memory.

Record
CVE-2026-121388
CVSS 4.0
7.1 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS 3.1
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-770
Updated
2026-11-03
EUVDEUVD-2026-115920 7.1

FreeRDP from 3.0.0 before 3.32.2 contains an uncontrolled resource allocation vulnerability that allows malicious RDP servers to force large client allocations through the DRDYNVC DATA_FIRST Length field. Attackers can declare lengths up to 4,294,967,295 bytes on running dynamic channels, causing StreamPool_Take to reserve memory before body validation and exhaust client memory.

Record
EUVD-2026-115920
CVSS 4.0
7.1 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Updated
2026-11-04
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vrcq-2593-3p64 7.1

FreeRDP from 3.0.0 before 3.32.2 contains an uncontrolled resource allocation vulnerability that...

FreeRDP from 3.0.0 before 3.32.2 contains an uncontrolled resource allocation vulnerability that allows malicious RDP servers to force large client allocations through the DRDYNVC DATA_FIRST Length field. Attackers can declare lengths up to 4,294,967,295 bytes on running dynamic channels, causing StreamPool_Take to reserve memory before body validation and exhaust client memory.

Record
GHSA-vrcq-2593-3p64
CVSS 4.0
7.1 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/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
CVSS 3.1
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-770
Updated
2026-11-03
NVD 7.1

FreeRDP from 3.0.0 before 3.32.2 contains an uncontrolled resource allocation vulnerability that allows malicious RDP servers to force large client allocations through the DRDYNVC DATA_FIRST Length field. Attackers can declare lengths up to 4,294,967,295 bytes on running dynamic channels, causing StreamPool_Take to reserve memory before body validation and exhaust client memory.

Record
CVE-2026-121388
CVSS 4.0
7.1 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/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
CVSS 3.1
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-770
Updated
2026-11-04
OSV 7.1

FreeRDP 3.0.0 before 3.32.2 Uncapped Memory Allocation via DRDYNVC DATA_FIRST

FreeRDP from 3.0.0 before 3.32.2 contains an uncontrolled resource allocation vulnerability that allows malicious RDP servers to force large client allocations through the DRDYNVC DATA_FIRST Length field. Attackers can declare lengths up to 4,294,967,295 bytes on running dynamic channels, causing StreamPool_Take to reserve memory before body validation and exhaust client memory.

Record
CVE-2026-121388
CVSS 4.0
7.1 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Weakness
CWE-770
Updated
2026-11-05
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2026-121388 7.1

FreeRDP from 3.0.0 before 3.32.2 contains an uncontrolled resource allocation vulnerability that allows malicious RDP servers to force large client allocations through the DRDYNVC DATA_FIRST Length field. Attackers can declare lengths up to 4,294,967,295 bytes on running dynamic channels, causing StreamPool_Take to reserve memory before body validation and exhaust client memory.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-121388
CVSS 4.0
7.1 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/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
Updated
2026-11-04
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2026-121388 7.1

FreeRDP from 3.0.0 before 3.32.2 contains an uncontrolled resource allocation vulnerability that allows malicious RDP servers to force large client allocations through the DRDYNVC DATA_FIRST Length field. Attackers can declare lengths up to 4,294,967,295 bytes on running dynamic channels, causing StreamPool_Take to reserve memory before body validation and exhaust client memory.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2026-121388
CVSS 4.0
7.1 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS 3.1
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-05
OSVALSA-2026:94514 No score

Important: freerdp security, bug fix, and enhancement update

FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP), released under the Apache license. The xfreerdp client can connect to RDP servers such as Microsoft Windows machines, xrdp, and VirtualBox.

Security Fix(es):

  • freerdp: FreeRDP: Denial of Service via uninitialized progressive tile handling (CVE-2026-109242)
  • freerdp: FreeRDP 3.0.0-beta1 before 3.32.0 Use-After-Free via Smartcard Connect (CVE-2026-109676)
  • freerdp: FreeRDP: Unauthenticated keystroke injection via premature input dispatch (CVE-2026-110838)
  • freerdp: freerdp: Denial of Service via file descriptor exhaustion in serial device handling (CVE-2026-110830)
  • freerdp: freerdp: Denial of Service via heap-based buffer overflow during MP3 audio decoding (CVE-2026-110837)
  • freerdp: freerdp: Denial of Service via unbounded memory consumption during RDPDR reassembly (CVE-2026-110833)
  • freerdp: FreeRDP: Denial of Service via grayscale JPEG clipboard conversion (CVE-2026-110839)
  • freerdp: freerdp: Denial of Service via memory exhaustion in NLA frame parser (CVE-2026-111378)
  • freerdp: FreeRDP: Arbitrary code execution via crafted persistent cache file (CVE-2026-111379)
  • freerdp: freerdp: Arbitrary code execution via crafted persistent cache file (CVE-2026-111381)
  • freerdp: freerdp: Arbitrary code execution via crafted display frames (CVE-2026-111382)
  • freerdp: freerdp: Denial of Service via heap out-of-bounds write in NTLM authentication (CVE-2026-111880)
  • freerdp: FreeRDP: heap buffer overflow in server rdpsnd via crafted audio formats (CVE-2026-114045)

Bug Fix(es) and Enhancement(s):

  • Rebase FreeRDP to 3.32.2 or newer [rhel-10.2.z] (JIRA:RHEL-277442)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Record
ALSA-2026:94514
Updated
2026-11-05

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
freerdp
AlmaLinux:10
From an advisory covering 18 CVEs
before 2:3.32.2-1.el10_2
2:3.32.2-1.el10_2
freerdp-devel
AlmaLinux:10
From an advisory covering 18 CVEs
before 2:3.32.2-1.el10_2
2:3.32.2-1.el10_2
freerdp-libs
AlmaLinux:10
From an advisory covering 18 CVEs
before 2:3.32.2-1.el10_2
2:3.32.2-1.el10_2
freerdp-server
AlmaLinux:10
From an advisory covering 18 CVEs
before 2:3.32.2-1.el10_2
2:3.32.2-1.el10_2
libwinpr
AlmaLinux:10
From an advisory covering 18 CVEs
before 2:3.32.2-1.el10_2
2:3.32.2-1.el10_2
libwinpr-devel
AlmaLinux:10
From an advisory covering 18 CVEs
before 2:3.32.2-1.el10_2
2:3.32.2-1.el10_2
freerdp2
Debian:12
All versions, plus listed versions
2.10.0+dfsg1-12.10.0+dfsg1-1.12.11.2+dfsg1-12.11.2+dfsg1-1.1~exp12.11.2+dfsg1-1.1~exp2
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2.11.5+dfsg1-12.11.7+dfsg1-12.11.7+dfsg1-22.11.7+dfsg1-32.11.7+dfsg1-42.11.7+dfsg1-52.11.7+dfsg1-62.11.7+dfsg1-6~deb12u1
None known
freerdp3
Debian:13
All versions, plus listed versions
3.15.0+dfsg-2.13.15.0+dfsg-2.1+deb13u13.15.0+dfsg-2.1+deb13u23.15.0+dfsg-2.1+deb13u33.16.0+dfsg-1
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3.16.0+dfsg-23.17.0+dfsg-13.17.1+dfsg-13.17.1+dfsg-23.17.2+dfsg-13.17.2+dfsg-23.17.2+dfsg-33.18.0+dfsg-13.19.0+dfsg-13.19.1+dfsg-13.20.0+dfsg-13.20.2+dfsg-13.21.0+dfsg-13.22.0+dfsg-13.22.0+dfsg-1~bpo13+03.22.0+dfsg-1~bpo13+13.22.0+dfsg-33.23.0+dfsg-13.23.0+dfsg-1~bpo13+13.24.0+dfsg-13.24.0+dfsg-23.24.1+dfsg-13.24.2+dfsg-13.24.2+dfsg-1~bpo13+13.25.0+dfsg-13.25.0+dfsg-23.25.0+dfsg-33.25.0+dfsg-43.25.0+dfsg-53.26.0+dfsg-13.26.0+dfsg-1~bpo13+13.27.0+dfsg-13.27.1+dfsg-13.28.0+dfsg-13.28.0+dfsg-23.29.0+dfsg-13.30.0+dfsg-13.30.0+dfsg-1~bpo13+13.31.0+dfsg-13.31.1+dfsg-13.31.1+dfsg-1~bpo13+13.32.0+dfsg-13.32.1+dfsg-13.32.1+dfsg-1~bpo13+13.32.2+dfsg-1
None known
freerdp3
Debian:14
before 3.32.2+dfsg-1, plus listed versions
3.15.0+dfsg-2.13.16.0+dfsg-13.16.0+dfsg-23.17.0+dfsg-13.17.1+dfsg-1
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3.17.1+dfsg-23.17.2+dfsg-13.17.2+dfsg-23.17.2+dfsg-33.18.0+dfsg-13.19.0+dfsg-13.19.1+dfsg-13.20.0+dfsg-13.20.2+dfsg-13.21.0+dfsg-13.22.0+dfsg-13.22.0+dfsg-1~bpo13+03.22.0+dfsg-1~bpo13+13.22.0+dfsg-33.23.0+dfsg-13.23.0+dfsg-1~bpo13+13.24.0+dfsg-13.24.0+dfsg-23.24.1+dfsg-13.24.2+dfsg-13.24.2+dfsg-1~bpo13+13.25.0+dfsg-13.25.0+dfsg-23.25.0+dfsg-33.25.0+dfsg-43.25.0+dfsg-53.26.0+dfsg-13.26.0+dfsg-1~bpo13+13.27.0+dfsg-13.27.1+dfsg-13.28.0+dfsg-13.28.0+dfsg-23.29.0+dfsg-13.30.0+dfsg-13.30.0+dfsg-1~bpo13+13.31.0+dfsg-13.31.1+dfsg-13.31.1+dfsg-1~bpo13+13.32.0+dfsg-13.32.1+dfsg-13.32.1+dfsg-1~bpo13+1
3.32.2+dfsg-1
freerdp
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
1.1.0~git20140921.1.440916e+dfsg1-5ubuntu11.1.0~git20140921.1.440916e+dfsg1-5ubuntu1.21.1.0~git20140921.1.440916e+dfsg1-5ubuntu1.31.1.0~git20140921.1.440916e+dfsg1-5ubuntu1.4
None known
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
freerdp2
Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
2.0.0~git20170725.1.1648deb+dfsg1-12.0.0~git20170725.1.1648deb+dfsg1-52.0.0~git20170725.1.1648deb+dfsg1-5ubuntu12.0.0~git20170725.1.1648deb+dfsg1-5ubuntu22.0.0~git20170725.1.1648deb+dfsg1-6
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2.0.0~git20170725.1.1648deb+dfsg1-6build12.0.0~git20170725.1.1648deb+dfsg1-72.0.0~git20170725.1.1648deb+dfsg1-7ubuntu0.12.1.1+dfsg1-0ubuntu0.18.04.12.2.0+dfsg1-0ubuntu0.18.04.12.2.0+dfsg1-0ubuntu0.18.04.22.2.0+dfsg1-0ubuntu0.18.04.32.2.0+dfsg1-0ubuntu0.18.04.42.2.0+dfsg1-0ubuntu0.18.04.4+esm12.2.0+dfsg1-0ubuntu0.18.04.4+esm22.2.0+dfsg1-0ubuntu0.18.04.4+esm32.2.0+dfsg1-0ubuntu0.18.04.4+esm42.2.0+dfsg1-0ubuntu0.18.04.4+esm52.2.0+dfsg1-0ubuntu0.18.04.4+esm6
None known
freerdp
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
1.1.0~git20140921.1.440916e+dfsg1-15ubuntu11.1.0~git20140921.1.440916e+dfsg1-15ubuntu1.18.04.11.1.0~git20140921.1.440916e+dfsg1-15ubuntu1.18.04.2
None known
freerdp2
Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
2.0.0~git20190204.1.2693389a+dfsg1-12.0.0~git20190204.1.2693389a+dfsg1-22.0.0~git20190204.1.2693389a+dfsg1-2build12.0.0~git20190204.1.2693389a+dfsg1-2build22.1.1+dfsg1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
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2.2.0+dfsg1-0ubuntu0.20.04.12.2.0+dfsg1-0ubuntu0.20.04.22.2.0+dfsg1-0ubuntu0.20.04.32.2.0+dfsg1-0ubuntu0.20.04.42.2.0+dfsg1-0ubuntu0.20.04.52.2.0+dfsg1-0ubuntu0.20.04.62.6.1+dfsg1-0ubuntu0.20.04.12.6.1+dfsg1-0ubuntu0.20.04.22.6.1+dfsg1-0ubuntu0.20.04.2+esm12.6.1+dfsg1-0ubuntu0.20.04.2+esm22.6.1+dfsg1-0ubuntu0.20.04.2+esm32.6.1+dfsg1-0ubuntu0.20.04.2+esm4
None known
freerdp2
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
2.3.0+dfsg1-2build12.3.0+dfsg1-2ubuntu12.3.0+dfsg1-2ubuntu22.4.1+dfsg1-12.4.1+dfsg1-1ubuntu1
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2.4.1+dfsg1-1ubuntu22.5.0+dfsg1-12.6.0+dfsg1-12.6.1+dfsg1-12.6.1+dfsg1-32.6.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu12.6.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu22.6.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu2.12.6.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu2.22.6.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu2.32.6.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu2.42.6.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu2.52.6.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu2.62.6.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu2.72.6.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu2.82.6.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu2.92.6.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu2.102.6.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu2.11
None known
freerdp3
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
3.4.0+dfsg1-0ubuntu23.4.0+dfsg1-0ubuntu33.4.0+dfsg1-0ubuntu43.5.0+dfsg1-0ubuntu13.5.1+dfsg1-0ubuntu1
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3.5.1+dfsg1-0ubuntu1.13.5.1+dfsg1-0ubuntu1.23.5.1+dfsg1-0ubuntu1.43.5.1+dfsg1-0ubuntu1.53.5.1+dfsg1-0ubuntu1.63.30.0+dfsg-0ubuntu0.24.04.13.30.0+dfsg-0ubuntu0.24.04.23.31.0+dfsg-0ubuntu0.24.04.13.32.0+dfsg-0ubuntu0.24.04.13.32.1+dfsg-0ubuntu0.24.04.1
None known
freerdp2
Ubuntu:Pro:24.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
2.10.0+dfsg1-1.1ubuntu12.11.2+dfsg1-12.11.2+dfsg1-1build12.11.2+dfsg1-1build32.11.5+dfsg1-1build1
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2.11.5+dfsg1-1build22.11.5+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1~esm12.11.5+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1~esm22.11.5+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1~esm32.11.5+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1~esm42.11.5+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1~esm52.11.5+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1~esm6
None known
freerdp3
Ubuntu:26.10
All versions, plus listed versions
3.24.2+dfsg-1ubuntu13.26.0+dfsg-13.27.0+dfsg-13.28.0+dfsg-13.30.0+dfsg-1ubuntu1
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3.31.1+dfsg-13.31.1+dfsg-1ubuntu13.32.0+dfsg-13.32.1+dfsg-1
None known
freerdp3
Ubuntu:26.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
3.16.0+dfsg-23.18.0+dfsg-1ubuntu13.19.0+dfsg-13.19.1+dfsg-13.20.0+dfsg-1
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3.20.2+dfsg-13.21.0+dfsg-13.22.0+dfsg-13.24.1+dfsg-1ubuntu13.24.2+dfsg-1ubuntu13.24.2+dfsg-1ubuntu1.13.30.0+dfsg-0ubuntu0.26.04.13.30.0+dfsg-0ubuntu0.26.04.23.31.0+dfsg-0ubuntu0.26.04.13.32.0+dfsg-0ubuntu0.26.04.13.32.1+dfsg-0ubuntu0.26.04.1
None known

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected
affected, aliases, published, referencesOSV
affected, aliases, referencesOSV
affected, aliases, facts, referencesOSV
aliases, referencesNVD, OSV
referencesCVE List, EUVD, NVD
publishedEUVD, NVD
facts, publishedEUVD
aliases, publishedEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2026-121388 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.1) in Freerdp, published November 3, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.31%, the 24th percentile. Fixed in freerdp3 3.32.2+dfsg-1.

References

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