CVE-2026-22851 | BDVDB-2026-310693 Detail

FreeRDPFreeRDP

Description#

FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol. Prior to 3.20.1, a race condition between the RDPGFX dynamic virtual channel thread and the SDL render thread leads to a heap use-after-free. Specifically, an escaped pointer to sdl->primary (SDL_Surface) is accessed after it has been freed during RDPGFX ResetGraphics handling. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.20.1.

Impact#

Per CVSS v4.0: confidentiality impact none, integrity impact none, availability impact high. Attack vector: network.

Weaknesses#

CWE-362 Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
CWE-416 Use After Free

References#

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12026-01-14Record published in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2026-01-14
Last modified: 2026-01-14

Vendor information

Vendor: FreeRDP
Product: FreeRDP

All FreeRDP vulnerabilities

Score

6.9 Medium

EPSS

less than 1%, Very Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 21.8.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Race Condition

Action

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Affected Systems

Vulnerable
< 3.20.1
Fixed
Not stated

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

6.9 Medium

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

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Network
Attack Complexity	High
Attack Requirements	None
Privileges Required	None
User Interaction	None
Vulnerable System Confidentiality	None
Vulnerable System Integrity	None
Vulnerable System Availability	High
Subsequent System Confidentiality	None
Subsequent System Integrity	None
Subsequent System Availability	None

CVSS v3.1

Not available

CVSS v3.0

Not available

CVSS v2

Not available

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).