CVE-2026-64621

FreeRDP before 3.28.0 Double-Free via selectedmonitors

HIGH
7.3
CVSS Score
Published: July 20, 2026 at 12:04 PM UTC
Updated: July 28, 2026 at 04:05 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorFreeRDP

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Severity
HIGH7.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
SSVC
PoC

Description

FreeRDP before 3.28.0 (affected 3.x through 3.27.1) contains a double-free vulnerability in freerdp_client_rdp_file_apply_to_settings() (client/common/file.c) when parsing the selectedmonitors field of a .rdp connection file. The MonitorIds array is allocated through the settings object, and a raw non-owning pointer to it is freed on the strtoul error path without clearing settings->MonitorIds, leaving it dangling; at teardown freerdp_settings_free() frees the same buffer again. An attacker who convinces a victim to open a crafted .rdp file with oversized monitor tokens can trigger a size-controlled double-free in any FreeRDP CLI client (xfreerdp/sdl-freerdp/wlfreerdp) in the default configuration.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 3.28.03.0.0 ≤ v < 3.28.0
Vendor states this is fixed in 3.28.0 (unaffected)

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCPoCNot automatablePartial impact

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CVSS

7.3HIGHVulnCheck
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-415

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