CVE-2026-44420 – FreeRDP
“A vulnerable remote desktop client can turn a trusted connection into a direct compromise path.”
FreeRDP released patches for four high-severity vulnerabilities affecting FreeRDP. CVE-2026-40033 has a CVSS score of 8.8, which is High severity. CVE-2026-44420 has a CVSS score of 8.8, which is High severity. CVE-2026-44421 has a CVSS score of 8.8, which is High severity. CVE-2026-44422 has a CVSS score of 7.5, which is High severity.
The update addresses multiple memory safety issues, including heap-based buffer overflows, double-free conditions, and use-after-free vulnerabilities. Public proof-of-concept code is available for all four vulnerabilities. Successful exploitation could allow remote code execution, with one vulnerability also creating privilege escalation risk in affected FreeRDP environments.
Key Details
- Affected Product
- Freerdp Freerdp
- Attack Vector
- Network
- Attack Complexity
- Low
- Privileges Required
- Low
- User Interaction
- None
- CWE Classification
- CWE-122