High 8.7Published Feb 9, 2026

CVE-2026-24680FreeRDP has a heap-use-after-free in update_pointer_new(SDL)

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 26, 2026, 2:00 PM ET)

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FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol. Prior to 3.22.0, sdl_Pointer_New frees data on failure, then pointer_free calls sdl_Pointer_Free and frees it again, triggering ASan UAF. 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
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 10, 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
freerdp freerdp freerdp:freerdp	before 3.22.0	NVD

References

References

https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-j893-9wg8-33rc	x-refsource-confirm, patch, vendor-advisory
https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/commit/c42ecbd183b001e76bfc3614cddfad0034acc758	x-refsource-misc, patch

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