CVE-2026-24684 (GCVE-0-2026-24684)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-02-09 18:23 – Updated: 2026-02-10 16:01
VLAI
Title
FreeRDP has a Heap-use-after-free in play_thread
Summary
FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol. Prior to 3.22.0, the RDPSND async playback thread can process queued PDUs after the channel is closed and internal state is freed, leading to a use after free in rdpsnd_treat_wave. 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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