CVE-2026-121401 PUBLISHED

FreeRDP before 3.32.2 Denial of Service via RD Gateway extended-auth packet

Assigner: VulnCheck
Reserved: 03.11.2026 Published: 03.11.2026 Updated: 03.11.2026

FreeRDP before 3.32.2 contains a denial of service vulnerability where rdg_process_packet dispatches a PKT_TYPE_EXTENDED_AUTH_MSG without verifying negotiated mode or auth context. A malicious or compromised RD Gateway can send the extended-auth packet before tunnel authentication, triggering a null-pointer dereference that crashes the client.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS Score: 5.3

Product Status

Vendor FreeRDP
Product FreeRDP
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 0 to 3.32.2 (excl.)
  • Version 3.32.2 is unaffected

Credits

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

References

Problem Types

  • NULL Pointer Dereference CWE