Red Hat Security Advisory: freerdp security update
Affects Red Hat freerdpSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited.
Data as of 6 Nov 2026, 01:03 UTC
Rated by Threat Radar · No CVSS score from NVD or the CNA
Exploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 28 Jul 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 5 Nov 2026.
What to do
AI-suggested
Red Hat has released updated packages for FreeRDP in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update Support and related variants. Users should apply these security updates promptly to remediate the vulnerability. For detailed update instructions, refer to the Red Hat article at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.
Description
A security vulnerability (CVE-2026-45700) has been identified in FreeRDP, a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP). The flaw is an out-of-bounds write in the planar bitmap decoder component, which could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code. Red Hat has issued a security advisory and released updates for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update Support and related variants to address this issue.