Vulnerability · Published Feb 9, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M
CVE-2026-23948FreeRDP has a NULL Pointer Dereference in rdp_write_logon_info_v2()
Medium 6.9
In plain English
A medium-severity null pointer dereference 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 0.5% (higher than 45% 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 3.22.0, a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in rdp_write_logon_info_v2() allows a malicious RDP server to crash FreeRDP proxy by sending a specially crafted LogonInfoV2 PDU with cbDomain=0 or cbUserName=0. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.22.0.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:10 | freerdp | 2:3.10.3-5.el10_1.5 | ALSA-2026:6799 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | freerdp | 2:2.11.7-6.el8_10 | ALSA-2026:6918 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | freerdp | 2:2.11.7-1.el9_7.5 | ALSA-2026:6340 |
| AlmaLinux:10 | freerdp-devel | 2:3.10.3-5.el10_1.5 | ALSA-2026:6799 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | freerdp-devel | 2:2.11.7-6.el8_10 | ALSA-2026:6918 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | freerdp-devel | 2:2.11.7-1.el9_7.5 | ALSA-2026:6340 |
| AlmaLinux:10 | freerdp-libs | 2:3.10.3-5.el10_1.5 | ALSA-2026:6799 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | freerdp-libs | 2:2.11.7-6.el8_10 | ALSA-2026:6918 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | freerdp-libs | 2:2.11.7-1.el9_7.5 | ALSA-2026:6340 |
| AlmaLinux:10 | freerdp-server | 2:3.10.3-5.el10_1.5 | ALSA-2026:6799 |
| AlmaLinux:10 | libwinpr | 2:3.10.3-5.el10_1.5 | ALSA-2026:6799 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | libwinpr | 2:2.11.7-6.el8_10 | ALSA-2026:6918 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | libwinpr | 2:2.11.7-1.el9_7.5 | ALSA-2026:6340 |
| AlmaLinux:10 | libwinpr-devel | 2:3.10.3-5.el10_1.5 | ALSA-2026:6799 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | libwinpr-devel | 2:2.11.7-6.el8_10 | ALSA-2026:6918 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | libwinpr-devel | 2:2.11.7-1.el9_7.5 | ALSA-2026:6340 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | freerdp | 3.22.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2026-23948 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | freerdp | 3.22.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2026-23948 |
| Debian:12 | freerdp2 | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-23948 |
| Debian:13 | freerdp3 | 3.15.0+dfsg-2.1+deb13u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-23948 |
| Debian:14 | freerdp3 | 3.22.0+dfsg-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-23948 |
| Rocky Linux:10 | freerdp | 2:3.10.3-5.el10_1.5 | RLSA-2026:6799 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | freerdp | 2:2.11.7-6.el8_10 | RLSA-2026:6918 |
| Rocky Linux:9 | freerdp | 2:2.11.7-1.el9_7.5 | RLSA-2026:6340 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | freerdp2 | 2.6.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu2.10 | USN-8042-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | freerdp2 | 2.6.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu2.10 | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23948 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | freerdp3 | 3.5.1+dfsg1-0ubuntu1.2 | USN-8042-1 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | freerdp3 | 3.5.1+dfsg1-0ubuntu1.2 | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23948 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | freerdp3 | 3.16.0+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1 | USN-8042-1 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | freerdp3 | 3.16.0+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23948 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-476 · 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