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CVE-2025-4478VulnerabilityPublished Updated

Red Hat Security Advisory: freerdp security update

Affects Red Hat freerdpSource GCVE Database

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Not known to be exploited : upgrade the Red Hat redhat/freerdp package to 10.3 or 10.2 when convenient.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 12:55 UTC

Severity
Medium

Rated by Threat Radar · No CVSS score from NVD or the CNA

EPSS
0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 45% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 10.3, 10.2

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 23 Jun 2025

  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 Red Hat redhat/freerdp package to 10.3 or 10.2.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Red Hatredhat/freerdppkg:rpm/redhat/freerdpOther threatsAffected
  • <10.2
  • <10.3
Fixed in
  • 10.2
  • 10.3

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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): * gnome-remote-desktop: freerdp: Unauthenticated RDP Packet Causes Segfault in FreeRDP Leading to Denial of Service (CVE-2025-4478) 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.

References

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