NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting freerdp/freerdp package, versions [,3.22.0)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.02% (5th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-FREERDPFREERDP-15253017
  • published10 Feb 2026
  • disclosed9 Feb 2026
  • creditQi Kery

Introduced: 9 Feb 2026

CVE-2026-23948  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade freerdp/freerdp to version 3.22.0 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to NULL Pointer Dereference via the rdp_write_logon_info_v2 function. An attacker can cause the application to crash by sending a specially crafted LogonInfoV2 PDU with cbDomain=0 or cbUserName=0.

References

CVSS Base Scores

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version 3.1