CVE-2026-22851

MEDIUM

Freerdp < 3.20.1 - Race Condition

Title source: rule
STIX 2.1

Description

FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol. Prior to 3.20.1, a race condition between the RDPGFX dynamic virtual channel thread and the SDL render thread leads to a heap use-after-free. Specifically, an escaped pointer to sdl->primary (SDL_Surface) is accessed after it has been freed during RDPGFX ResetGraphics handling. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.20.1.

Scores

CVSS v3 5.9
EPSS 0.0006
EPSS Percentile 19.2%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation poc
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-362 CWE-416
Status published
Products (1)
freerdp/freerdp < 3.20.1
Published Jan 14, 2026
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026