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CVE-2026-40033

37
FAUCET Score

FreeRDP before 3.26.0 contains a heap-buffer-overflow vulnerability in gdi_CacheToSurface that allows remote attackers to write out-of-bounds heap memory. The vulnerability occurs because rectangle validation clamps coordinates to UINT16_MAX but performs copy operations using unclamped cache entry dimensions, enabling malicious RDP servers to trigger large out-of-bounds writes and potentially achieve remote code execution or client crash.

First published: May 26, 2026Last modified: Jun 16, 2026

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 3.26.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:freerdp:freerdp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 0, < 3.26.0CPE match
cpe:2.3:a:freerdp:freerdp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 4.0

8.7HIGH

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
PASSIVE
VS Confidentiality
HIGH
VS Integrity
HIGH
VS Availability
HIGH
SS Confidentiality
NONE
SS Integrity
NONE
SS Availability
NONE
Exploit Maturity
NOT_DEFINED
CvssVersion
4.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.94%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
57.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0094 is in the 58th percentile among its peer group of 14,855 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (3)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
ubuntupatch availablevia ubuntu_usn
Product: freerdp3 (noble)Fixed in: 3.30.0+dfsg-0ubuntu0.24.04.1
ubuntupatch availablevia ubuntu_usn
Product: freerdp3 (resolute)Fixed in: 3.30.0+dfsg-0ubuntu0.26.04.1

Vendor Advisories (1)

ubuntuUSN-8561-1

FreeRDP vulnerabilities

Jul 20, 2026

References

access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2026:36203
access.redhat.com / security/cve/CVE-2026-40033
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
security.access.redhat.com / data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-40033.json
github.com / FreeRDP/FreeRDP/commit/d7508ebcd82842a691ae4941e5104d14240a89ae
github.com / FreeRDP/FreeRDP/pull/12713
github.com / FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-p6r2-4hgm-m6ff
ExploitMitigationVendor Advisory
vulncheck.com / advisories/freerdp-heap-buffer-overflow-in-gdi-cachetosurface-via-rectangle-validation-bypass
Third Party Advisory