CVE-2026-67299

HIGH

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

Title source: cna
STIX 2.1

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.

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-34hq-hwjw-q8v3)
https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-34hq-hwjw-q8v3
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
VulnCheck Advisory: FreeRDP before 3.29.0 Use-After-Free via WindowIcon async message
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/freerdp-before-use-after-free-via-windowicon-async-message

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.0033
EPSS Percentile 25.5%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation poc
Automatable yes
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-416
Status published
Products (2)
FreeRDP/FreeRDP < 3.29.0
FreeRDP/FreeRDP 3.29.0
Published Aug 01, 2026
Tracked Since Aug 01, 2026