CVE-2026-55194

FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol. Prior to 3.27.0, rpc_client_recv_fragment in libfreerdp/core/gateway/rpc_client.c ensures the response reassembly stream capacity using only the server-declared alloc_hint rather than the actual StubLength about to be written. A malicious TS Gateway can send a PTYPE_RESPONSE with a small alloc_hint and a much larger frag_length, causing Stream_Write to copy attacker-controlled stub data beyond the 4096-byte pdu->s buffer. This can crash the client and may permit code execution through heap corruption. This issue is fixed in version 3.27.0.

CVSS

No CVSS.

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/commit/9f2da52c2341cc14a96ad12e69c5b83d0bcd8b5a
https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/pull/12873
https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/releases/tag/3.27.0
https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-9gxm-3mf5-f5cx

Configurations

No configuration.

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-08-19 18:16

Updated : 2026-09-09 21:19

NVD link : CVE-2026-55194

Mitre link : CVE-2026-55194

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-55194

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Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-122

Heap-based Buffer Overflow

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