Medium 6.8Published Jan 14, 2026

CVE-2026-22856FreeRDP has a heap-use-after-free in create_irp_thread

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 27, 2026, 11:40 AM ET)

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FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol. Prior to 3.20.1, a race in the serial channel IRP thread tracking allows a heap use‑after‑free when one thread removes an entry from serial->IrpThreads while another reads it. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.20.1.

CVSS: 6.8 MEDIUM (v4.0, CNA)CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
Weakness (CWE): CWE-362, CWE-416
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: Feb 26, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

FreeRDP FreeRDP freerdp:freerdp (from the name)	before 3.20.1	CNA record
freerdp freerdp freerdp:freerdp	before 3.20.1	NVD

References

References

https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-w842-c386-fxhv	x-refsource-confirm, exploit, patch, vendor-advisory
https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/releases/tag/3.20.1	x-refsource-misc, release-notes

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