Out-of-bounds read in FreeRDP - CVE-2025-68118
Published: December 17, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU120177
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-68118
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: FreeRDP
Affected software:
FreeRDP
FreeRDP
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the freerdp_certificate_data_hash_() function when reading server's certificate. A remote attacker can trick the victim into connecting to a malicious server, trigger an out-of-bounds read and read parts of system memory or crash the client.
How to mitigate CVE-2025-68118
Install updates from vendor's website.