Vulnerability · Published Feb 25, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M
CVE-2026-26986FreeRDP has heap-use-after-free in rail_window_free
Medium 5.5
In plain English
A medium-severity use-after-free in FreeRDP from FreeRDP. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.6% (higher than 47% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol. Prior to version 3.23.0, `rail_window_free` dereferences a freed `xfAppWindow` pointer during `HashTable_Free` cleanup because `xf_rail_window_common` calls `free(appWindow)` on title allocation failure without first removing the entry from the `railWindows` hash table, leaving a dangling pointer that is freed again on disconnect. Version 3.23.0 fixes the vulnerability.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:10 | freerdp | 2:3.10.3-5.el10_1.8 | ALSA-2026:16014 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | freerdp | 2:2.11.7-9.el8_10 | ALSA-2026:16019 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | freerdp | 2:2.11.7-7.el9_8.3 | ALSA-2026:19358 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | freerdp | 2:2.11.7-1.el9_7.7 | ALSA-2026:16482 |
| AlmaLinux:10 | freerdp-devel | 2:3.10.3-5.el10_1.8 | ALSA-2026:16014 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | freerdp-devel | 2:2.11.7-9.el8_10 | ALSA-2026:16019 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | freerdp-devel | 2:2.11.7-7.el9_8.3 | ALSA-2026:19358 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | freerdp-devel | 2:2.11.7-1.el9_7.7 | ALSA-2026:16482 |
| AlmaLinux:10 | freerdp-libs | 2:3.10.3-5.el10_1.8 | ALSA-2026:16014 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | freerdp-libs | 2:2.11.7-9.el8_10 | ALSA-2026:16019 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | freerdp-libs | 2:2.11.7-1.el9_7.7 | ALSA-2026:16482 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | freerdp-libs | 2:2.11.7-7.el9_8.3 | ALSA-2026:19358 |
| AlmaLinux:10 | freerdp-server | 2:3.10.3-5.el10_1.8 | ALSA-2026:16014 |
| AlmaLinux:10 | libwinpr | 2:3.10.3-5.el10_1.8 | ALSA-2026:16014 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | libwinpr | 2:2.11.7-9.el8_10 | ALSA-2026:16019 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | libwinpr | 2:2.11.7-7.el9_8.3 | ALSA-2026:19358 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | libwinpr | 2:2.11.7-1.el9_7.7 | ALSA-2026:16482 |
| AlmaLinux:10 | libwinpr-devel | 2:3.10.3-5.el10_1.8 | ALSA-2026:16014 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | libwinpr-devel | 2:2.11.7-9.el8_10 | ALSA-2026:16019 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | libwinpr-devel | 2:2.11.7-7.el9_8.3 | ALSA-2026:19358 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | libwinpr-devel | 2:2.11.7-1.el9_7.7 | ALSA-2026:16482 |
| Debian:12 | freerdp2 | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-26986 |
| Debian:13 | freerdp3 | 3.15.0+dfsg-2.1+deb13u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-26986 |
| Debian:14 | freerdp3 | 3.23.0+dfsg-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-26986 |
| Rocky Linux:10 | freerdp | 2:3.10.3-12.el10_2.5 | RLSA-2026:19142 |
| Rocky Linux:10 | freerdp | 2:3.10.3-5.el10_1.8 | RLSA-2026:16014 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | freerdp | 2:2.11.7-9.el8_10 | RLSA-2026:16019 |
| Rocky Linux:9 | freerdp | 2:2.11.7-7.el9_8.3 | RLSA-2026:19358 |
| Rocky Linux:9 | freerdp | 2:2.11.7-1.el9_7.7 | RLSA-2026:16482 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | freerdp2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-26986 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | freerdp3 | 3.5.1+dfsg1-0ubuntu1.4 | USN-8105-1 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | freerdp3 | 3.5.1+dfsg1-0ubuntu1.4 | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-26986 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | freerdp3 | 3.16.0+dfsg-2ubuntu0.3 | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-26986 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | freerdp3 | 3.16.0+dfsg-2ubuntu0.3 | USN-8105-1 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-416 · Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
References
- https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-crqx-g6x5-rx47 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/commit/b4f0f0a18fe53aa8d47d062f91471f4e9c5e0d51 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/blob/5c7aae27d0417b42b4806c2a5c583ca39dd9ef1e/client/X11/xf_rail.c#L1230-L1238 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/blob/5c7aae27d0417b42b4806c2a5c583ca39dd9ef1e/client/X11/xf_rail.c#L1297 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/blob/5c7aae27d0417b42b4806c2a5c583ca39dd9ef1e/client/X11/xf_rail.c#L1316-L1327 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/blob/5c7aae27d0417b42b4806c2a5c583ca39dd9ef1e/client/X11/xf_rail.c#L386-L394 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/blob/5c7aae27d0417b42b4806c2a5c583ca39dd9ef1e/client/X11/xf_rail.c#L395-L399 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/blob/5c7aae27d0417b42b4806c2a5c583ca39dd9ef1e/client/X11/xf_rail.c#L401-L404 x_refsource_MISC