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CVE-2026-67299

FreeRDP before 3.29.0 Use-After-Free via WindowIcon async message

Published: Aug 1, 2026Updated: Aug 3, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-416
7.5HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 74.5%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
No Fix Available
Self-Check
Not available

Description

FreeRDP before 3.29.0 contains a client-side heap use-after-free in the async update message proxy for WINDOW_ICON_ORDER when AsyncUpdate is enabled (e.g. xfreerdp /async-update). In update_message_WindowIcon() a shallow CopyMemory() overwrites a freshly allocated lParam->iconInfo with the parser-owned windowIcon->iconInfo pointer. After the parser callback returns, update_recv_window_info_order() frees window_icon.iconInfo, but the queued async message still retains and later dispatches that stale pointer. A malicious or compromised RDP server sending a crafted RAIL Window Alternate Secondary Order with WINDOW_ORDER_ICON can trigger use-after-free, leading to memory corruption and client crash.

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:NI:NA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-416

Affected Products

FreeRDP
oss-project·US
FreeRDP
OSS Libraries

Exploitability

No known exploits, KEV entries, or remediation guidance available for this vulnerability yet.
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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
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Privilege Escalation
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References

https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/commit/5370fb26fbf034ecd11d3026b6ad639b5fff493f
github.com
https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-34hq-hwjw-q8v3
github.com
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/freerdp-before-use-after-free-via-windowicon-async-message
vulncheck.com

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