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CVE-2026-121954VulnerabilityPublished Updated

FreeRDP before 3.32.2 has a heap out-of-bounds write in the planar codec because freerdp_bitmap_planar_context_reset

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-121954· High 7.1

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.1 High.

Data as of 6 Nov 2026, 05:04 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
7.1High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
CVSS scores by source
CNA (VulnCheck)CVSS 4.07.1
CNA (VulnCheck)CVSS 3.16.5
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 4 Nov 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 5 Nov 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Ubuntu 18.04 LTSfreerdppkg:deb/ubuntu/freerdp?arch=source&distro=bionicOther threatsAffected
  • =1.1.0~git20140921.1.440916e+dfsg1-15ubuntu1
  • =1.1.0~git20140921.1.440916e+dfsg1-15ubuntu1.18.04.1
  • =1.1.0~git20140921.1.440916e+dfsg1-15ubuntu1.18.04.2
Fixed in–
Ubuntu 16.04 LTSfreerdppkg:deb/ubuntu/freerdp?arch=source&distro=xenialOther threatsAffected
  • 1.1.0~git20140921.1.440916e+dfsg1-5ubuntu1 – 1.1.0~git20140921.1.440916e+dfsg1-5ubuntu1.4
4 affected builds
Fixed in–

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AI-suggested

Upgrade FreeRDP to version 3.32.2 or later, where this heap out-of-bounds write vulnerability has been fixed. No other mitigation or workaround is indicated in the available data.

Description

FreeRDP versions before 3.32.2 contain a heap out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the planar codec. This occurs because the function freerdp_bitmap_planar_context_reset updates dimensions before buffer reallocation succeeds, and failure in ResetGraphics is only logged without proper handling. A malicious RDP server can exploit this by sending an oversized ResetGraphics PDU followed by a GFX PLANAR command, leading to heap corruption and client crashes.

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