Use After Free Affecting freerdp/freerdp package, versions [,3.23.0)
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- published27 Feb 2026
- disclosed25 Feb 2026
- creditori-ron
Introduced: 25 Feb 2026
NewCVE-2026-27950 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade freerdp/freerdp to version 3.23.0 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Use After Free in the update_pointer_new() function. An attacker can cause the application to crash by triggering a specific sequence of user interactions that exploit improper memory management.
Note:
This issue is due to the incomplete fix for CVE-2026-24680 which did not addres the problem for SDL2, only for SDL3.