CVE-2026-67299
FreeRDP before 3.29.0 Use-After-Free via WindowIcon async message
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 8.7 High
- Published
- Aug 1, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 3, 2026
- Reserved
- Jul 29, 2026
Description
FreeRDP before 3.29.0 contains a client-side heap use-after-free in the async update message proxy for WINDOW_ICON_ORDER when AsyncUpdate is enabled (e.g. xfreerdp /async-update). In update_message_WindowIcon() a shallow CopyMemory() overwrites a freshly allocated lParam->iconInfo with the parser-owned windowIcon->iconInfo pointer. After the parser callback returns, update_recv_window_info_order() frees window_icon.iconInfo, but the queued async message still retains and later dispatches that stale pointer. A malicious or compromised RDP server sending a crafted RAIL Window Alternate Secondary Order with WINDOW_ORDER_ICON can trigger use-after-free, leading to memory corruption and client crash.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 8.7 High | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N | VulnCheck |
| 3.1 | 7.5 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | VulnCheck |
Weaknesses
- CWE-416 Use After Free
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
FreeRDPFreeRDP |
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References
- GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-34hq-hwjw-q8v3)vendor-advisory
- Patch Commitpatch
- VulnCheck Advisory: FreeRDP before 3.29.0 Use-After-Free via WindowIcon async messagethird-party-advisory
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