Vulnerability · Published Mar 30, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M
CVE-2026-33985FreeRDP: ClearCodec Glyph Cache Count Desync - Heap OOB Read
Medium 5.9
In plain English
A medium-severity out-of-bounds read in FreeRDP from FreeRDP. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 12% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.9Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 88.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol. Prior to version 3.24.2, pixel data from adjacent heap memory is rendered to screen, potentially leaking sensitive data to the attacker. This issue has been patched in version 3.24.2.
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 | 2:2.11.7-1.el9_7.7 | ALSA-2026:16482 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | freerdp | 2:2.11.7-7.el9_8.3 | ALSA-2026:19358 |
| 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 | 2:2.11.7-7.el9_8.3 | ALSA-2026:19358 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | freerdp-libs | 2:2.11.7-1.el9_7.7 | ALSA-2026:16482 |
| 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 | 2:2.11.7-1.el9_7.7 | ALSA-2026:16482 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | libwinpr | 2:2.11.7-7.el9_8.3 | ALSA-2026:19358 |
| 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 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | freerdp | 3.24.2-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2026-33985 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | freerdp | 3.24.2-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2026-33985 |
| Debian:12 | freerdp2 | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-33985 |
| Debian:13 | freerdp3 | 3.15.0+dfsg-2.1+deb13u2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-33985 |
| Debian:14 | freerdp3 | 3.24.2+dfsg-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-33985 |
| 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-2026-33985 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | freerdp3 | 3.30.0+dfsg-0ubuntu0.24.04.1 | USN-8561-1 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | freerdp3 | 3.30.0+dfsg-0ubuntu0.24.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-33985 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | freerdp3 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-33985 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | freerdp3 | 3.30.0+dfsg-0ubuntu0.26.04.1 | USN-8561-1 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-125, CWE-131 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L