High severity · published Feb 9, 2026
CVE-2026-24684
FreeRDP has a Heap-use-after-free in play_thread
7.5
CVSS
0.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol. Prior to 3.22.0, the RDPSND async playback thread can process queued PDUs after the channel is closed and internal state is freed, leading to a use after free in rdpsnd_treat_wave. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.22.0.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.6% · higher than 49% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
FR
FreeRDP · FreeRDP
< 3.22.0 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-24684
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-24684
Patch
https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/commit/622bb7b4402491ca003f47472d0e478132673696
Patch
https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/commit/afa6851dc80835d3101e40fcef51b6c5c0f43ea5
Patch
https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-vcgv-xgjp-h83q
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