CVE-2026-91960
FreeRDP: FreeRDP: Denial of Service via integer overflow and double free in WinPR
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · September 16, 2026
Updated · October 29, 2026
Description
A flaw was found in FreeRDP. A remote attacker, specifically a malicious RD Gateway peer, could send a crafted WebSocket Ping frame with an extended payload length. This action triggers an an integer overflow in the Stream_EnsureRemainingCapacity function, leading to an integer wraparound and a double free vulnerability. Successful exploitation results in a denial of service, causing the FreeRDP client to crash during connection.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
To mitigate this issue, FreeRDP clients should only connect to trusted and verified Remote Desktop Gateway servers. Connecting to untrusted or unverified servers may expose the client to denial of service attacks.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 6.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE-190 · Integer Overflow or Wraparound