Vulnerability record · CVE-2026-55192 · published 19 August 2026
CVE-2026-55192: Freerdp out-of-bounds read vulnerability
Freerdp · Freerdp
FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol. Prior to 3.27.0, FreeRDP H.264 decoder backends can return YUV planes sized from the bitstream without comparing the decoded width and height to the RDPGFX surface dimensions used to validate region rectangles. A malicious RDP server can provide an AVC420 or AVC444 bitstream whose decoded frame is smaller than the negotiated surface, causing yuv420_context_decode and the YUV-to-RGB conversion paths to read beyond the decoder-owned planes in libfreerdp/codec/h264.c and the selected H.264 backend. This can disclose client memory or crash the client. This issue is fixed in version 3.27.0.
Description
FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol. Prior to 3.27.0, FreeRDP H.264 decoder backends can return YUV planes sized from the bitstream without comparing the decoded width and height to the RDPGFX surface dimensions used to validate region rectangles. A malicious RDP server can provide an AVC420 or AVC444 bitstream whose decoded frame is smaller than the negotiated surface, causing yuv420_context_decode and the YUV-to-RGB conversion paths to read beyond the decoder-owned planes in libfreerdp/codec/h264.c and the selected H.264 backend. This can disclose client memory or crash the client. This issue is fixed in version 3.27.0.
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:
Affected products
1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.
References
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/commit/0cd45b70bb1fe6befd258ff64c46461947e99adb | Patch |
| https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/pull/12873 | Issue TrackingPatch |
| https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/releases/tag/3.27.0 | Release Notes |
| https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-3mmf-qh4f-frm6 | ExploitMitigationVendor Advisory |
| https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-3mmf-qh4f-frm6 | ExploitMitigationVendor Advisory |
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Related vulnerabilities
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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2026-55192), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.