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CVE-2026-66401VulnerabilityPublished Updated

FreeRDP before 3.29.0 contains an out-of-bounds heap read vulnerability in the UVC H.264 extension-unit parser that fails to validate descriptor length before accessing the GUID field

Affects freerdpSource GCVE Database

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 2.1 Low : upgrade to 3.29.0 when convenient.

Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 20:25 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
2.1Low
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 10% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 3.29.0
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 1 Aug 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: 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 30 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade freerdp/FreeRDP to 3.29.0.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
GitHubfreerdp/FreeRDPpkg:github/freerdp/FreeRDPOther threatsAffected
  • <3.29.0
Fixed in
  • 3.29.0

Check your own hosts for these packages with threat-finder (opens in a new tab), our free open-source scanner.

AI-suggested

If you cannot patch yet, avoid connecting untrusted USB video cameras to systems running vulnerable FreeRDP versions.

Description

FreeRDP before 3.29.0 contains an out-of-bounds heap read vulnerability in the UVC H.264 extension-unit parser that fails to validate descriptor length before accessing the GUID field. A local attacker with a malicious USB video camera can trigger a heap read beyond allocated bounds during camera stream setup, causing denial of service.

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