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CVE-2026-56297VulnerabilityPublished Updated

FreeRDP before 3.22.0 contains a use-after-free vulnerability in dvcman_channel_close and dvcman_call_on_receive due

Affects freerdpSource GCVE Database

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.1 High : upgrade to 3.30.0+dfsg-0ubuntu0.24.04.1 soon.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 17:16 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
8.1High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 40% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 3.30.0+dfsg-0ubuntu0.24.04.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 8 Jul 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade the Ubuntu freerdp3 package to 3.30.0+dfsg-0ubuntu0.24.04.1.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Ubuntu 25.10freerdp3pkg:deb/ubuntu/freerdp3?arch=source&distro=questingOther threatsAffected
  • 3.14.0+dfsg-1ubuntu1 – 3.16.0+dfsg-2ubuntu0.5
8 affected builds
Fixed in–
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSfreerdp3pkg:deb/ubuntu/freerdp3?arch=source&distro=nobleOther threatsAffected
  • <3.30.0+dfsg-0ubuntu0.24.04.1
Fixed in
  • 3.30.0+dfsg-0ubuntu0.24.04.1
Ubuntu Pro 24.04 LTSfreerdp2pkg:deb/ubuntu/freerdp2?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/nobleOther threatsAffected
  • 2.10.0+dfsg1-1.1ubuntu1 – 2.11.5+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1~esm6
12 affected builds
Fixed in–
Ubuntu 22.04 LTSfreerdp2pkg:deb/ubuntu/freerdp2?arch=source&distro=jammyOther threatsAffected
  • 2.3.0+dfsg1-2build1 – 2.6.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu2.11
23 affected builds
Fixed in–
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTSfreerdp2pkg:deb/ubuntu/freerdp2?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/focalOther threatsAffected
  • 2.0.0~git20190204.1.2693389a+dfsg1-1 – 2.6.1+dfsg1-0ubuntu0.20.04.2+esm4
17 affected builds
Fixed in–
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTSfreerdp2pkg:deb/ubuntu/freerdp2?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/bionicOther threatsAffected
  • 2.0.0~git20170725.1.1648deb+dfsg1-1 – 2.2.0+dfsg1-0ubuntu0.18.04.4+esm6
19 affected builds
Fixed in–

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AI-suggested

A fix is available in FreeRDP version 3.22.0 and later. Users should upgrade to version 3.22.0 or newer to remediate this vulnerability. No vendor advisory content contradicts this; thus, upgrading is the recommended mitigation.

Description

FreeRDP versions before 3.22.0 have a use-after-free vulnerability in the dvcman_channel_close and dvcman_call_on_receive functions caused by improper synchronization of channel_callback access. A malicious RDP server can exploit this race condition by sending concurrent DYNVC_DATA and DYNVC_CLOSE messages, leading to heap-use-after-free in the drdynvc client thread. This flaw can potentially allow remote code execution or denial of service.

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