Red Hat Security Advisory: freerdp security update
FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP), released under the Apache license. The xfreerdp client can connect to RDP servers such as Microsoft Windows machines, xrdp, and VirtualBox. Security Fix(es): * freerdp: FreeRDP: Arbitrary code execution via heap out-of-bounds write in RLE planar decode path (CVE-2026-26965) * freerdp: FreeRDP: Arbitrary code execution via heap buffer overflow in GDI surface pipeline (CVE-2026-26955) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
Two vulnerabilities in FreeRDP (CVE-2026-26965 and CVE-2026-26955) allow arbitrary code execution via heap out-of-bounds write in the RLE planar decode path and heap buffer overflow in the GDI surface pipeline, respectively. These issues affect the freerdp client used to connect to RDP servers. Red Hat Product Security has released an update for freerdp in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Update Services for SAP Solutions to fix these vulnerabilities. The advisory references updated freerdp packages version 2.4.1-3.el9_0.2 for multiple architectures including aarch64, x86_64, ppc64le, and s390x.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected system via specially crafted RDP data processed by the freerdp client. This could lead to compromise of the client system running the vulnerable freerdp version. The vulnerabilities are rated with high severity by Red Hat Product Security.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released an official security update for freerdp in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Update Services for SAP Solutions. Users should apply the updated freerdp packages (version 2.4.1-3.el9_0.2) provided by Red Hat to remediate these vulnerabilities. Refer to Red Hat advisory RHSA-2026:6395 and the update article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 for detailed instructions. Patch status is confirmed as official-fix by Red Hat.
Red Hat Security Advisory: freerdp security update
Description
FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP), released under the Apache license. The xfreerdp client can connect to RDP servers such as Microsoft Windows machines, xrdp, and VirtualBox. Security Fix(es): * freerdp: FreeRDP: Arbitrary code execution via heap out-of-bounds write in RLE planar decode path (CVE-2026-26965) * freerdp: FreeRDP: Arbitrary code execution via heap buffer overflow in GDI surface pipeline (CVE-2026-26955) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
Affected software
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
Two vulnerabilities in FreeRDP (CVE-2026-26965 and CVE-2026-26955) allow arbitrary code execution via heap out-of-bounds write in the RLE planar decode path and heap buffer overflow in the GDI surface pipeline, respectively. These issues affect the freerdp client used to connect to RDP servers. Red Hat Product Security has released an update for freerdp in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Update Services for SAP Solutions to fix these vulnerabilities. The advisory references updated freerdp packages version 2.4.1-3.el9_0.2 for multiple architectures including aarch64, x86_64, ppc64le, and s390x.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected system via specially crafted RDP data processed by the freerdp client. This could lead to compromise of the client system running the vulnerable freerdp version. The vulnerabilities are rated with high severity by Red Hat Product Security.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released an official security update for freerdp in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Update Services for SAP Solutions. Users should apply the updated freerdp packages (version 2.4.1-3.el9_0.2) provided by Red Hat to remediate these vulnerabilities. Refer to Red Hat advisory RHSA-2026:6395 and the update article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 for detailed instructions. Patch status is confirmed as official-fix by Red Hat.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2026:7292
- Cve Count
- 2
- Additional Cves
- ["CVE-2026-26965"]
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a3da1be4853345fc181bd27
Added to database: 06/25/2026, 21:46:38 UTC
Last enriched: 07/03/2026, 00:17:47 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 19:24:46 UTC
Views: 14
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