CVE-2026-24681 (GCVE-0-2026-24681)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-02-09 18:20 – Updated: 2026-02-10 16:02
VLAI
Title
FreeRDP has a heap-use-after-free in urb_bulk_transfer_cb
Summary
FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol. Prior to 3.22.0, aAsynchronous bulk transfer completions can use a freed channel callback after URBDRC channel close, leading to a use after free in urb_write_completion. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.22.0.
Severity
8.7 (High)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
FreeRDP FreeRDP Affected: < 3.22.0
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