High 8.7Published Feb 9, 2026

CVE-2026-24678FreeRDP has a Heap-use-after-free in cam_v4l_stream_capture_thread

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 27, 2026, 6:00 PM ET)

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Exploited in the last 30 days

FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol. Prior to 3.22.0, A capture thread sends sample responses using a freed channel callback after a device channel close, leading to a use after free in ecam_channel_write. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.22.0.

CVSS: 8.7 HIGH (v4.0, CNA)CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-416, CWE-825
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: Modified
Record last updated: Jul 14, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

FreeRDP FreeRDP freerdp:freerdp (from the name)	before 3.22.0	CNA record
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 redhat:enterprise_linux	from 2:3.10.3-12.el10_2.2 not affected; from 2:3.10.3-5.el10_1.2 not affected	CISA ADP
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support redhat:enterprise_linux_eus	from 2:3.10.3-3.el10_0.2 not affected	CISA ADP
freerdp freerdp freerdp:freerdp	before 3.22.0	NVD

References

References

https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-6gvg-29wx-6v7h	x-refsource-confirm, patch, vendor-advisory
https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/commit/f3ab1a16139036179d9852745fdade18fec11600	x-refsource-misc, patch
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:19033
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:3068
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:4121
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-24678
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2438197
https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-24678.json

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