Red Hat Security Advisory: freerdp security update
Affects Red Hat freerdpSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited : upgrade the Red Hat redhat/freerdp package to 9.8 soon.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 12:55 UTC
Rated by Threat Radar · No CVSS score from NVD or the CNA
- EPSS
- 6.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 93% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 9.8
Exploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 9 Jul 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: 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 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
Upgrade the Red Hat redhat/freerdp package to 9.8.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
Red Hatredhat/freerdppkg:rpm/redhat/freerdpOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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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): * freerdp: FreeRDP: Out-of-bounds write in planar bitmap decoder allows arbitrary code execution (CVE-2026-45700) 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.