Vulnerability · Published Nov 3, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck
CVE-2026-121409FreeRDP before 3.32.2 Denial of Service via Oversized X.224 Routing Token
Medium 5.9
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in FreeRDP from FreeRDP. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 26% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
FreeRDP before 3.32.2 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows malicious servers or unauthenticated peers to abort clients or proxies via oversized X.224 routing tokens. Attackers can send an oversized LoadBalanceInfo in a Server Redirection PDU, or a 240–247 byte token to a FixedTarget freerdp-proxy, triggering a tpdu_write_header assertion that crashes the process.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | freerdp2 | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-121409 |
| Debian:13 | freerdp3 | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-121409 |
| Debian:14 | freerdp3 | 3.32.2+dfsg-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-121409 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | freerdp2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-121409 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | freerdp3 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-121409 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | freerdp3 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-121409 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | freerdp3 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-121409 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-617 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
References
- GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-3hf9-w6hr-hf9j) vendor-advisory
- VulnCheck Advisory: FreeRDP before 3.32.2 Denial of Service via Oversized X.224 Routing Token third-party-advisory