CVE-2026-33983
FreeRDP: FreeRDP: Denial of Service via specially crafted Remote Desktop Protocol messages
Severity
ImportantRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · March 31, 2026
Updated · June 30, 2026
Description
A flaw was found in FreeRDP, a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP). A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a specially crafted RDP message. This can lead to an undefined behavior where a wrapped value is used as a shift exponent, causing an approximately 80 billion iteration loop. This results in a Denial of Service (DoS) due to excessive CPU utilization.
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 · 7.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE-190 · Integer Overflow or Wraparound