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CVE-2026-22853VulnerabilityPublished Updated

Freerdp3: Prior to 3.20.1, RDPEAR’s NDR array reader does not perform bounds checking on the on‑wire element count and

Affects freerdp3Source GCVE Database

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 9.8 Critical : upgrade to 3.16.0+dfsg-2ubuntu0.3 as a priority.

Data as of 27 Oct 2026, 06:42 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
9.8Critical
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
Patch
Available – fixed in 3.16.0+dfsg-2ubuntu0.3
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 14 Jan 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 3.16.0+dfsg-2ubuntu0.3.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Ubuntu 25.10freerdp3pkg:deb/ubuntu/freerdp3?arch=source&distro=questingOther threatsAffected
  • <3.16.0+dfsg-2ubuntu0.3
Fixed in
  • 3.16.0+dfsg-2ubuntu0.3

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Description

FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol. Prior to 3.20.1, RDPEAR’s NDR array reader does not perform bounds checking on the on‑wire element count and can write past the heap buffer allocated from hints, causing a heap buffer overflow in ndr_read_uint8Array. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.20.1.

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