Critical severity · published Aug 2, 2026
CVE-2026-68579
FreeRDP before 3.30.0 Heap Overflow via CliprdrStream_Read
9.6
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 41% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
FR
FreeRDP · FreeRDP
before 3.30.0 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-68579
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-68579
Patch
https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/commit/5e8e987b469b60a3bafadf8f5afc40f91c09f458
Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-m37j-jcr2-8gcc
Third Party Advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/freerdp-before-heap-overflow-via-cliprdrstream-read
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