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CVE-2026-25959

freerdp: FreeRDP: Denial of Service via heap use-after-free in clipboard handling

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

5.3

CVSS 3.1

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Published · February 26, 2026

Updated · June 28, 2026

Description

A flaw was found in FreeRDP, a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol. A remote attacker could exploit a race condition in the clipboard handling feature. This vulnerability, known as a heap use-after-free, occurs when the system attempts to use memory that has already been released. Successful exploitation could lead to a denial of service, making the system unavailable.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 5.3
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE-825 · Expired Pointer Dereference