Vulnerability · Published Nov 4, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck
CVE-2026-121950FreeRDP before 3.32.2 Heap Overflow via RDPGFX CREATE_SURFACE Integer Wrap
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-severity heap buffer overflow 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 27% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
FreeRDP before 3.32.2 does not check the product of surface dimensions in gdi_CreateSurface when handling an RDPGFX CREATE_SURFACE PDU, causing an integer wrap and heap buffer overflow on 32-bit builds and an approximately 4 GiB allocation on 64-bit builds. A malicious RDP server can send a CREATE_SURFACE PDU with width and height 32766 to a connecting client to corrupt heap memory or cause a denial of service.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | freerdp2 | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-121950 |
| Debian:13 | freerdp3 | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-121950 |
| Debian:14 | freerdp3 | 3.32.2+dfsg-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-121950 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-122 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
References
- GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-f53w-3364-jr35) vendor-advisory
- VulnCheck Advisory: FreeRDP before 3.32.2 Heap Overflow via RDPGFX CREATE_SURFACE Integer Wrap third-party-advisory