CVE-2026-55648

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Description

FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol. Prior to 3.27.0, freerdp_image_copy_from_icon_data in libfreerdp/codec/color.c calculates nWidth multiplied by nHeight multiplied by FreeRDPGetBytesPerPixel(format) in 32-bit arithmetic. A malicious RDP server can send a RAIL TS_ICON_INFO update with dimensions such as 32768 by 32768 and 32 bits per pixel so the required-size calculation wraps, bypassing the cbBitsColor source bounds check before freerdp_image_copy_no_overlap reads attacker-controlled icon data. This affects RemoteApp clients using the vulnerable library path, while xfreerdp has a caller-side mitigation. This issue is fixed in version 3.27.0.

References

https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-5c5v-f78v-h2f6

https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/releases/tag/3.27.0

https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/pull/12877

https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/commit/e4ae473da2926724d9b6329778797a3bdea79eb3

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-08-19

Updated: 2026-08-21

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:P

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical

CVSS v4

Base Score: 6.1

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Severity: Medium

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00547