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CVE-2026-109242

FreeRDP before 3.0.0 and 3.6.0 before 3.32.0 renders uninitialized heap memory from un-decoded…

Risk score
52/100
CVSS
7.1 v3.1
Exploit chance (30 days)
0.3%
Published
12 Oct 2026

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What to know

What it is
FreeRDP before 3.0.0 and 3.6.0 before 3.32.0 renders uninitialized heap memory from un-decoded progressive tiles because the tile->current buffer is allocated without zeroing. A malicious RDP server can send a crafted WBT_TILE_FIRST then WBT_TILE_UPGRADE sequence to paint heap bytes onscreen or abort the client proces…
Affected
See advisory
Fix
Upgrade the product to 3.0.0, 3.6.0 or 3.32.0 (whichever matches your release line), or later.
Exploitation
No known exploitation

Why it is Yellow

  • CVSS 7.1 high
  • Remotely exploitable without logging in

References

Original description

FreeRDP before 3.0.0 and 3.6.0 before 3.32.0 renders uninitialized heap memory from un-decoded progressive tiles because the tile->current buffer is allocated without zeroing. A malicious RDP server can send a crafted WBT_TILE_FIRST then WBT_TILE_UPGRADE sequence to paint heap bytes onscreen or abort the client process.

Last activity 12 Oct 2026. Patch Forecast updates every hour.