CVE-2026-22853 PUBLISHED

FreeRDP has a heap-buffer-overflow in ndr_read_uint8Array

Assigner: GitHub_M
Reserved: 12.01.2026 Published: 14.01.2026 Updated: 26.02.2026

FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol. Prior to 3.20.1, RDPEAR’s NDR array reader does not perform bounds checking on the on‑wire element count and can write past the heap buffer allocated from hints, causing a heap buffer overflow in ndr_read_uint8Array. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.20.1.

Metrics

CVSS 4.0

CVSS Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
CVSS Score: 6.8

Exploitability Metrics		Vulnerable System Impact Metrics		Subsequent System Impact Metrics
Attack Vector	Network	Confidentiality	High	Confidentiality	None
Attack Complexity	High	Integrity	High	Integrity	None
Attack Requirements	None	Availability	High	Availability	None
Privileges Required	None
User Interaction	Passive

CVSS 4.0

Product Status

Vendor	FreeRDP
Product	FreeRDP
Versions	Version < 3.20.1 is affected

References

Problem Types

CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write CWE