Heap-based buffer overflow in FreeRDP - CVE-2026-23883

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Heap-based buffer overflow in FreeRDP - CVE-2026-23883

Published: January 22, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU121945
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-23883
CWE-ID: CWE-122
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: Public exploit is available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in update_pointer_new. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger a heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


Affected software

FreeRDP
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for x86_64
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for Power, little endian
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for ARM 64
Anolis OS
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for IBM z Systems
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for ARM 64 - Extended Update Support
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for x86_64 - Extended Update Support
SUSE Package Hub 15
openSUSE Leap
openEuler
Ubuntu
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions
winpr2-devel
freerdp
freerdp-server
libuwac0-0-debuginfo
freerdp-devel
libwinpr2-debuginfo
libfreerdp2
freerdp-proxy
libwinpr2
freerdp-debugsource
libuwac0-0
freerdp-server-debuginfo
freerdp-debuginfo
freerdp-wayland-debuginfo
freerdp-wayland
uwac0-0-devel
freerdp-proxy-debuginfo
libfreerdp2-debuginfo
freerdp (Red Hat package)
freerdp-doc
libwinpr-devel
libwinpr
freerdp-libs
freerdp2-debugsource
freerdp2-proxy-debuginfo
libfreerdp2-2-debuginfo
libwinpr2-2-debuginfo
freerdp2-devel
freerdp2
freerdp2-server
freerdp2-server-debuginfo
libwinpr2-2
libfreerdp2-2
freerdp2-proxy
freerdp2-debuginfo
freerdp-help
freerdp3 (Ubuntu package)

How to mitigate CVE-2026-23883

Install updates from vendor's website.

FreeRDP - update to 3.21.0
winpr2-devel - addressed in versions 2.4.0-150400.3.41.1, 2.11.7-150700.3.8.1
freerdp - update to 2.4.0-150400.3.41.1
freerdp-server - update to 2.4.0-150400.3.41.1
libuwac0-0-debuginfo - update to 2.4.0-150400.3.41.1
freerdp-devel - update to 2.4.0-150400.3.41.1
libwinpr2-debuginfo - update to 2.4.0-150400.3.41.1
libfreerdp2 - update to 2.4.0-150400.3.41.1
freerdp-proxy - update to 2.4.0-150400.3.41.1
libwinpr2 - update to 2.4.0-150400.3.41.1
freerdp-debugsource - update to 2.4.0-150400.3.41.1
libuwac0-0 - update to 2.4.0-150400.3.41.1
freerdp-server-debuginfo - update to 2.4.0-150400.3.41.1
freerdp-debuginfo - update to 2.4.0-150400.3.41.1
freerdp-wayland-debuginfo - update to 2.4.0-150400.3.41.1
freerdp-wayland - update to 2.4.0-150400.3.41.1
uwac0-0-devel - update to 2.4.0-150400.3.41.1
freerdp-proxy-debuginfo - update to 2.4.0-150400.3.41.1
libfreerdp2-debuginfo - update to 2.4.0-150400.3.41.1
freerdp (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 2.4.1-3.el9_0, 2.4.1-6.el9_2.2, 2.11.2-1.el9_4.1, 2.11.7-2.el8_10, 3.10.3-3.el10_0.1
freerdp - update to 2.11.7-2.0.1
freerdp-doc - update to 2.11.7-2.0.1
libwinpr-devel - update to 2.11.7-2.0.1
libwinpr - update to 2.11.7-2.0.1
freerdp-libs - update to 2.11.7-2.0.1
freerdp-devel - update to 2.11.7-2.0.1
freerdp2-debugsource - update to 2.11.7-150700.3.8.1
freerdp2-proxy-debuginfo - update to 2.11.7-150700.3.8.1
libfreerdp2-2-debuginfo - update to 2.11.7-150700.3.8.1
libwinpr2-2-debuginfo - update to 2.11.7-150700.3.8.1
freerdp2-devel - update to 2.11.7-150700.3.8.1
freerdp2 - update to 2.11.7-150700.3.8.1
freerdp2-server - update to 2.11.7-150700.3.8.1
freerdp2-server-debuginfo - update to 2.11.7-150700.3.8.1
libwinpr2-2 - update to 2.11.7-150700.3.8.1
libfreerdp2-2 - update to 2.11.7-150700.3.8.1
freerdp2-proxy - update to 2.11.7-150700.3.8.1
freerdp2-debuginfo - update to 2.11.7-150700.3.8.1
freerdp-devel - update to 2.11.8-1
freerdp - update to 2.11.8-1
freerdp-debugsource - update to 2.11.8-1
freerdp-debuginfo - update to 2.11.8-1
libwinpr-devel - update to 2.11.8-1
libwinpr - update to 2.11.8-1
freerdp-help - update to 2.11.8-1
freerdp3 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 3.5.1+dfsg1-0ubuntu1.4, 3.16.0+dfsg-2ubuntu0.3

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