CVE-2026-68579
FreeRDP before 3.30.0 Heap Overflow via CliprdrStream_Read
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 8.7 High
- Published
- Aug 2, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 3, 2026
- Reserved
- Jul 31, 2026
Description
FreeRDP before 3.30.0 (<= 3.29.0) contains a heap-based buffer overflow in the Windows clipboard client's CliprdrStream_Read function (client/Windows/wf_cliprdr.c). When an OLE paste consumer (e.g. explorer.exe) calls IStream::Read with a fixed-size buffer of cb bytes, CliprdrStream_Read requests file contents from the RDP server and then copies the response into the caller's buffer using the server-supplied length (req_fsize) instead of cb. A malicious or compromised RDP server can return an oversized CB_FILECONTENTS_RESPONSE, causing an out-of-bounds write of attacker-controlled data into the paste consumer's heap buffer when a user pastes server-offered clipboard file contents.
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 | 9.6 Critical | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:H | VulnCheck |
Weaknesses
- CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
FreeRDPFreeRDP |
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References
- GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-m37j-jcr2-8gcc)vendor-advisory
- Patch Commitpatch
- VulnCheck Advisory: FreeRDP before 3.30.0 Heap Overflow via CliprdrStream_Readthird-party-advisory
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