CVE-2026-22856 (GCVE-0-2026-22856)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-01-14 17:53 – Updated: 2026-02-26 15:04
VLAI
Title
FreeRDP has a heap-use-after-free in create_irp_thread
Summary
FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol. Prior to 3.20.1, a race in the serial channel IRP thread tracking allows a heap use‑after‑free when one thread removes an entry from serial->IrpThreads while another reads it. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.20.1.
Severity
6.8 (Medium)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
  • CWE-362 - Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
  • CWE-416 - Use After Free
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
FreeRDP FreeRDP Affected: < 3.20.1
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