Use-after-free in FreeRDP - CVE-2026-24683

 

Use-after-free in FreeRDP - CVE-2026-24683

Published: February 10, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU122493
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 7.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-24683
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in ainput_send_input_event() function. A remote attacker can trick the victim into connecting to a malicious server and execute arbitrary code on the system.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.


Affected software

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

How to mitigate CVE-2026-24683

Install updates from vendor's website.

FreeRDP - update to 3.22.0
freerdp2 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 2.2.0+dfsg1-0ubuntu0.18.04.4+esm5, 2.6.1+dfsg1-0ubuntu0.20.04.2+esm3, 2.6.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu2.10, 2.11.5+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1~esm5, 3.5.1+dfsg1-0ubuntu1.2, 3.16.0+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1
freerdp (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 2.11.2-1.el9_4.5, 2.11.7-1.el9_6.7, 2.11.7-1.el9_7.5, 2.11.7-6.el8_10, 3.10.3-3.el10_0.5, 3.10.3-5.el10_1.5
freerdp-wayland-debuginfo - update to 2.11.2-150600.4.9.1
winpr-devel - update to 2.11.2-150600.4.9.1
libuwac0-0 - update to 2.11.2-150600.4.9.1
freerdp-debugsource - update to 2.11.2-150600.4.9.1
uwac0-0-devel - update to 2.11.2-150600.4.9.1
freerdp-proxy-debuginfo - update to 2.11.2-150600.4.9.1
libwinpr2-2-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.11.2-150600.4.9.1, 2.11.7-150700.3.8.1
libfreerdp2-2-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.11.2-150600.4.9.1, 2.11.7-150700.3.8.1
freerdp-server-debuginfo - update to 2.11.2-150600.4.9.1
freerdp-debuginfo - update to 2.11.2-150600.4.9.1
freerdp-devel - update to 2.11.2-150600.4.9.1
libwinpr2-2 - addressed in versions 2.11.2-150600.4.9.1, 2.11.7-150700.3.8.1
freerdp-proxy - update to 2.11.2-150600.4.9.1
libuwac0-0-debuginfo - update to 2.11.2-150600.4.9.1
libfreerdp2-2 - addressed in versions 2.11.2-150600.4.9.1, 2.11.7-150700.3.8.1
freerdp - update to 2.11.2-150600.4.9.1
freerdp-server - update to 2.11.2-150600.4.9.1
freerdp-wayland - update to 2.11.2-150600.4.9.1
libwinpr-devel - update to 2.11.7-6.0.1
libwinpr - update to 2.11.7-6.0.1
freerdp-libs - update to 2.11.7-6.0.1
freerdp-devel - update to 2.11.7-6.0.1
freerdp - update to 2.11.7-6.0.1
freerdp-doc - update to 2.11.7-6.0.1
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-proxy - update to 2.11.7-150700.3.8.1
freerdp2-server-debuginfo - update to 2.11.7-150700.3.8.1
winpr2-devel - update to 2.11.7-150700.3.8.1
freerdp2-debuginfo - update to 2.11.7-150700.3.8.1
freerdp2-proxy-debuginfo - update to 2.11.7-150700.3.8.1
freerdp2-debugsource - update to 2.11.7-150700.3.8.1
freerdp-devel - update to 2.11.8-1
libwinpr - update to 2.11.8-1
libwinpr-devel - update to 2.11.8-1
freerdp - update to 2.11.8-1
freerdp-debuginfo - update to 2.11.8-1
freerdp-debugsource - update to 2.11.8-1
freerdp-help - update to 2.11.8-1

External References

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