FreeRDP before 3.29.0 contains a heap out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the TSMF FFmpeg decoder when parsing AVC1 MPEG2VIDEOINFO media types with insufficient ExtraData
Affects freerdpSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.5 High : upgrade to 3.29.0 soon.
Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 20:25 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 49% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 3.29.0
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 1 Aug 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by 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 30 Oct 2026.
What to do
Upgrade freerdp/FreeRDP to 3.29.0.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
GitHubfreerdp/FreeRDPpkg:github/freerdp/FreeRDPOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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AI-suggested
A fix is available in FreeRDP version 3.29.0 and later. Users should upgrade to version 3.29.0 or newer to remediate this vulnerability. Patch status is confirmed by the version boundary in the description. No additional mitigations are specified.
Description
FreeRDP before 3.29.0 contains a heap out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the TSMF FFmpeg decoder when parsing AVC1 MPEG2VIDEOINFO media types with insufficient ExtraData. Attackers can send malformed media format data from a server to trigger a crash by reading fixed offsets without validating source buffer length.
References
- github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-whq8-c3v3-p8v8 (opens in a new tab)
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-67290 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/commit/8d3b86022f0d71aefa7bd2e466d2d391693a41b3 (opens in a new tab)
- vulncheck.com/advisories/freerdp-before-heap-out-of-bounds-read-via-tsmf (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-67290 (opens in a new tab)
- cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-67290 (opens in a new tab)