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CVE-2026-121404

Freerdp: denial of service

Risk score
46/100
CVSS
6.5 v3.1
Exploit chance (30 days)
0.4%
Published
3 Nov 2026

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What to know

What it is
FreeRDP before 3.32.2 contains a denial of service vulnerability in the shadow server that allows authenticated RDP clients to spin server threads by sending zero-length drdynvc DATA PDUs. Attackers can send empty DATA messages on opened audin or rdpgfx channels, so that FreeRDP_WTSVirtualChannelRead never consumes th…
Affected
Freerdp before 3.32.2
Fix
Upgrade Freerdp to 3.32.2 or later.
Exploitation
No known exploitation

Story map

Story map: FreerdpTHE FLAWSTHE FIXCVE-2026-121404Denial of serviceCVSS 6.5 · EPSS 0%CVE-2026-109257Double free can lead to denialof serviceCVSS 7.5 · EPSS 0%CVE-2026-109676Use-after-free can lead todenial of serviceCVSS 8.8 · EPSS 0%CVE-2026-110838Missing authenticationCVSS 7.5 · EPSS 0%Upgrade Freerdp3.32.2 · 3.32.0or later on your release lineWho is exposedFreerdp before 3.32.0AMBER · PATCH THIS WEEKFreerdpFreeRDP before 3.32.0 containsa double-free vulnerability innsc_context_initialize_encode()that leaves dangling planepointers after a partial buffergrowth failure. Attackers usinga crafted RDP client can…Where it standsPublic proof of conceptCONNECTS TOSame weaknessDenial of service (CWE-400)323 other warnings in 30 days →Same productEarlier Freerdp warnings84 in the last 90 days →
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At a glance

Freerdp: Amber, patch this week. 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 con…

The flaws

The fix

Upgrade Freerdp: 3.32.2 · 3.32.0 or later on your release line

Who is exposed: Freerdp before 3.32.0

Where it stands

  • Public proof of concept

Connects to

Why it is Yellow

  • CVSS 6.5 medium

References

Original description

FreeRDP before 3.32.2 contains a denial of service vulnerability in the shadow server that allows authenticated RDP clients to spin server threads by sending zero-length drdynvc DATA PDUs. Attackers can send empty DATA messages on opened audin or rdpgfx channels, so that FreeRDP_WTSVirtualChannelRead never consumes them, consuming full CPU cores until disconnect.

Last activity 3 Nov 2026. Patch Forecast updates every hour.