CVE-2026-67306

FreeRDP before 3.29.0 Out-of-Bounds Read via Planar RLE

MEDIUM
5.4
CVSS Score
Published: August 1, 2026 at 12:22 PM UTC
Updated: September 8, 2026 at 02:11 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorFreeRDP

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Severity
MEDIUM5.4
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
SSVC
PoC

Description

FreeRDP versions 3.28.0 and earlier contain an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the RDP6 planar RLE bitmap decoder functions planar_decompress_plane_rle and planar_decompress_plane_rle_only in libfreerdp/codec/planar.c. Only the 1-byte control byte is bounds-checked; the subsequent 0–15 attacker-declared raw bytes are read without validating that the source buffer contains them. A malicious or compromised RDP server can send a truncated planar-encoded bitmap or surface update (reachable via both the Bitmap Update PDU and RDPGFX Surface Command paths) that causes the client to read past the end of the source buffer. The issue is fixed in FreeRDP 3.29.0.

Affected

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

v < 3.28.0v < 3.29.0
Affected range stops below 3.28.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Vendor states this is fixed in 3.29.0 (unaffected)

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCPoCNot automatablePartial impact

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CVSS

5.4MEDIUMVulnCheck
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
NONE
Availability
LOW
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-125

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