CVE-2026-64621
HIGHFreeRDP before 3.28.0 Double-Free via selectedmonitors
Title source: cnaDescription
FreeRDP before 3.28.0 (affected 3.x through 3.27.1) contains a double-free vulnerability in freerdp_client_rdp_file_apply_to_settings() (client/common/file.c) when parsing the selectedmonitors field of a .rdp connection file. The MonitorIds array is allocated through the settings object, and a raw non-owning pointer to it is freed on the strtoul error path without clearing settings->MonitorIds, leaving it dangling; at teardown freerdp_settings_free() frees the same buffer again. An attacker who convinces a victim to open a crafted .rdp file with oversized monitor tokens can trigger a size-controlled double-free in any FreeRDP CLI client (xfreerdp/sdl-freerdp/wlfreerdp) in the default configuration.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-f27x-frr8-j9hc)
https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-f27x-frr8-j9hc
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
VulnCheck Advisory: FreeRDP before 3.28.0 Double-Free via selectedmonitors
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/freerdp-before-double-free-via-selectedmonitors
Scores
CVSS v3
7.3
EPSS
0.0030
EPSS Percentile
22.7%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
poc
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-415
Status
published
Products (3)
FreeRDP/FreeRDP
< 3.28.0
freerdp/freerdp
3.0.0 - 3.28.0
FreeRDP/FreeRDP
3.28.0
Published
Jul 20, 2026
Tracked Since
Jul 20, 2026