Buffer Overflow Affecting freerdp/freerdp package, versions [,3.31.0)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.46% (38th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-FREERDPFREERDP-21190917
  • published18 Oct 2026
  • disclosed15 Sept 2026
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 15 Sep 2026

CVE-2026-91953  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-120  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade freerdp/freerdp to version 3.31.0 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Buffer Overflow via the nego_send_negotiation_request function when processing the LB_LOAD_BALANCE_INFO field. An attacker can cause denial of service or heap corruption by sending a specially crafted Server Redirection PDU with an oversized value before authentication completes.

References

CVSS Base Scores

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