CVE-2026-68579

CRITICAL

FreeRDP before 3.30.0 Heap Overflow via CliprdrStream_Read

Title source: cna
STIX 2.1

Description

FreeRDP before 3.30.0 (<= 3.29.0) contains a heap-based buffer overflow in the Windows clipboard client's CliprdrStream_Read function (client/Windows/wf_cliprdr.c). When an OLE paste consumer (e.g. explorer.exe) calls IStream::Read with a fixed-size buffer of cb bytes, CliprdrStream_Read requests file contents from the RDP server and then copies the response into the caller's buffer using the server-supplied length (req_fsize) instead of cb. A malicious or compromised RDP server can return an oversized CB_FILECONTENTS_RESPONSE, causing an out-of-bounds write of attacker-controlled data into the paste consumer's heap buffer when a user pastes server-offered clipboard file contents.

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-m37j-jcr2-8gcc)
https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-m37j-jcr2-8gcc
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
VulnCheck Advisory: FreeRDP before 3.30.0 Heap Overflow via CliprdrStream_Read
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/freerdp-before-heap-overflow-via-cliprdrstream-read

Scores

CVSS v3 9.6
EPSS 0.0027
EPSS Percentile 18.8%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable yes
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-787
Status published
Products (2)
FreeRDP/FreeRDP < 3.30.0
FreeRDP/FreeRDP 3.30.0
Published Aug 02, 2026
Tracked Since Aug 02, 2026