CVE-2026-109939 PUBLISHED

FreeRDP 3.27.1 before 3.32.0 NULL Pointer Dereference via Cache Bitmap V3 Order

Assigner: VulnCheck
Reserved: 13.10.2026 Published: 13.10.2026 Updated: 13.10.2026

FreeRDP 3.27.1 before 3.32.0 contains a NULL pointer dereference in update_read_cache_bitmap_v3_order() in libfreerdp/core/orders.c, which accesses the client bitmap cache when the CBR3_DO_NOT_CACHE flag is set, even though the cache is not yet initialized before Demand Active. A malicious or compromised RDP server can send a Cache Bitmap V3 order during connection setup to crash a connecting client that has enabled the non-default Bitmap Cache V3 feature (/cache:codec:<rfx|nsc|jpeg>).

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS Score: 7.1

Product Status

Vendor FreeRDP
Product FreeRDP
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 3.27.1 to 3.32.0 (excl.)
  • Version 3.32.0 is unaffected

Credits

  • Kushalkhemka finder
  • mayank-jangid-moon finder
  • skigeek16 finder
  • opensec-intelligence finder

References

Problem Types

  • NULL Pointer Dereference CWE