CVE-2026-22858
freerdp: FreeRDP global-buffer-overflow
Severity by source
Trivy's own label is CRITICAL. Rated critical by NVD. Rated lower by Red Hat (high), AlmaLinux (high), Oracle (high), Rocky Linux (high), Amazon (medium), Ubuntu (medium).
Description
FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol. Prior to 3.20.1, global-buffer-overflow was observed in FreeRDP's Base64 decoding path. The root cause appears to be implementation-defined char signedness: on Arm/AArch64 builds, plain char is treated as unsigned, so the guard c <= 0 can be optimized into a simple c != 0 check. As a result, non-ASCII bytes (e.g., 0x80-0xFF) may bypass the intended range restriction and be used as an index into a global lookup table, causing out-of-bounds access. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.20.1.
Affected packages and fixed versions
| Source | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| alma 8 | freerdp, freerdp-devel, freerdp-libs and 2 more | 2:2.11.7-3.el8_10 |
| alma 9 | freerdp, freerdp-devel, freerdp-libs and 2 more | 2:2.11.7-1.el9_7.2 |
| alpine 3.23 | freerdp | 3.22.0-r0 |
| amazon linux 2023 | freerdp, freerdp-debuginfo, freerdp-debugsource and 8 more | 2:3.6.3-1.amzn2023.0.3 |
| debian 11 | freerdp2 | no fix listed |
| debian 12 | freerdp2 | no fix listed |
| debian 13 | freerdp3 | 3.15.0+dfsg-2.1+deb13u1 |
| debian 14 | freerdp3 | 3.20.2+dfsg-1 |
| echo | freerdp2, freerdp3 | 3.15.0+dfsg-2.1+deb13u1 |
| Oracle Linux 7 | freerdp, freerdp-devel, freerdp-libs and 2 more | 2.1.1-5.0.3.el7_9 |
| Oracle Linux 8 | freerdp, freerdp-devel, freerdp-libs and 2 more | 2:2.11.7-3.el8_10 |
| Oracle Linux 9 | freerdp, freerdp-devel, freerdp-libs and 2 more | 2:2.11.7-1.el9_7.2 |
Show all 100 entries from 29 sources
| Source | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| alma 8 | freerdp | 2:2.11.7-3.el8_10 |
| alma 8 | freerdp-devel | 2:2.11.7-3.el8_10 |
| alma 8 | freerdp-libs | 2:2.11.7-3.el8_10 |
| alma 8 | libwinpr | 2:2.11.7-3.el8_10 |
| alma 8 | libwinpr-devel | 2:2.11.7-3.el8_10 |
| alma 9 | freerdp | 2:2.11.7-1.el9_7.2 |
| alma 9 | freerdp-devel | 2:2.11.7-1.el9_7.2 |
| alma 9 | freerdp-libs | 2:2.11.7-1.el9_7.2 |
| alma 9 | libwinpr | 2:2.11.7-1.el9_7.2 |
| alma 9 | libwinpr-devel | 2:2.11.7-1.el9_7.2 |
| alpine 3.23 | freerdp | 3.22.0-r0 |
| amazon linux 2023 | freerdp | 2:3.6.3-1.amzn2023.0.3 |
| amazon linux 2023 | freerdp-debuginfo | 2:3.6.3-1.amzn2023.0.3 |
| amazon linux 2023 | freerdp-debugsource | 2:3.6.3-1.amzn2023.0.3 |
| amazon linux 2023 | freerdp-devel | 2:3.6.3-1.amzn2023.0.3 |
| amazon linux 2023 | freerdp-libs | 2:3.6.3-1.amzn2023.0.3 |
| amazon linux 2023 | freerdp-libs-debuginfo | 2:3.6.3-1.amzn2023.0.3 |
| amazon linux 2023 | freerdp-server | 2:3.6.3-1.amzn2023.0.3 |
| amazon linux 2023 | freerdp-server-debuginfo | 2:3.6.3-1.amzn2023.0.3 |
| amazon linux 2023 | libwinpr | 2:3.6.3-1.amzn2023.0.3 |
| amazon linux 2023 | libwinpr-debuginfo | 2:3.6.3-1.amzn2023.0.3 |
| amazon linux 2023 | libwinpr-devel | 2:3.6.3-1.amzn2023.0.3 |
| debian 11 | freerdp2 | no fix listed |
| debian 12 | freerdp2 | no fix listed |
| debian 13 | freerdp3 | 3.15.0+dfsg-2.1+deb13u1 |
| debian 14 | freerdp3 | 3.20.2+dfsg-1 |
| echo | freerdp2 | no fix listed |
| echo | freerdp3 | 3.15.0+dfsg-2.1+deb13u1 |
| Oracle Linux 7 | freerdp | 2.1.1-5.0.3.el7_9 |
| Oracle Linux 7 | freerdp-devel | 2.1.1-5.0.3.el7_9 |
| Oracle Linux 7 | freerdp-libs | 2.1.1-5.0.3.el7_9 |
| Oracle Linux 7 | libwinpr | 2.1.1-5.0.3.el7_9 |
| Oracle Linux 7 | libwinpr-devel | 2.1.1-5.0.3.el7_9 |
| Oracle Linux 8 | freerdp | 2:2.11.7-3.el8_10 |
| Oracle Linux 8 | freerdp-devel | 2:2.11.7-3.el8_10 |
| Oracle Linux 8 | freerdp-libs | 2:2.11.7-3.el8_10 |
| Oracle Linux 8 | libwinpr | 2:2.11.7-3.el8_10 |
| Oracle Linux 8 | libwinpr-devel | 2:2.11.7-3.el8_10 |
| Oracle Linux 9 | freerdp | 2:2.11.7-1.el9_7.2 |
| Oracle Linux 9 | freerdp-devel | 2:2.11.7-1.el9_7.2 |
| Oracle Linux 9 | freerdp-libs | 2:2.11.7-1.el9_7.2 |
| Oracle Linux 9 | libwinpr | 2:2.11.7-1.el9_7.2 |
| Oracle Linux 9 | libwinpr-devel | 2:2.11.7-1.el9_7.2 |
| rapidfort alpine 3.20 | freerdp | 3.20.2-r0 |
| rapidfort alpine 3.21 | freerdp | 3.20.2-r0 |
| rapidfort alpine 3.22 | freerdp | 3.20.2-r0 |
| rapidfort amazon linux 2023 | freerdp | 2:3.6.3-1.amzn2023.0.3 |
| rapidfort amazon linux 2023 | freerdp-devel | 2:3.6.3-1.amzn2023.0.3 |
| rapidfort amazon linux 2023 | freerdp-libs | 2:3.6.3-1.amzn2023.0.3 |
| rapidfort amazon linux 2023 | freerdp-server | 2:3.6.3-1.amzn2023.0.3 |
| rapidfort amazon linux 2023 | libwinpr | 2:3.6.3-1.amzn2023.0.3 |
| rapidfort amazon linux 2023 | libwinpr-devel | 2:3.6.3-1.amzn2023.0.3 |
| rapidfort debian 12 | freerdp2 | no fix listed |
| rapidfort debian 12 | freerdp3 | 0:3.15.0+dfsg-2.1+deb13u1, 0:3.20.2+dfsg-1 |
| rapidfort debian 13 | freerdp2 | no fix listed |
| rapidfort debian 13 | freerdp3 | 0:3.15.0+dfsg-2.1+deb13u1, 0:3.20.2+dfsg-1 |
| rapidfort fedora 43 | freerdp | 2:3.20.2-1.fc43 |
| rapidfort fedora 43 | freerdp-devel | 2:3.20.2-1.fc43 |
| rapidfort fedora 43 | freerdp-libs | 2:3.20.2-1.fc43 |
| rapidfort fedora 43 | freerdp-server | 2:3.20.2-1.fc43 |
| rapidfort fedora 43 | freerdp2 | 2.11.7-16.fc43 |
| rapidfort fedora 43 | freerdp2-devel | 2.11.7-16.fc43 |
| rapidfort fedora 43 | freerdp2-libs | 2.11.7-16.fc43 |
| rapidfort fedora 43 | libwinpr | 2:3.20.2-1.fc43 |
| rapidfort fedora 43 | libwinpr-devel | 2:3.20.2-1.fc43 |
| rapidfort fedora 43 | libwinpr2 | 2.11.7-16.fc43 |
| rapidfort fedora 43 | libwinpr2-devel | 2.11.7-16.fc43 |
| rapidfort Oracle Linux 10 | freerdp | 2:3.10.3-5.el10_1.2 |
| rapidfort Oracle Linux 10 | freerdp-devel | 2:3.10.3-5.el10_1.2 |
| rapidfort Oracle Linux 10 | freerdp-libs | 2:3.10.3-5.el10_1.2 |
| rapidfort Oracle Linux 10 | freerdp-server | 2:3.10.3-5.el10_1.2 |
| rapidfort Oracle Linux 10 | freerdp2-devel | 2.11.7-7.el10_2 |
| rapidfort Oracle Linux 10 | freerdp2-libs | 2.11.7-7.el10_2 |
| rapidfort Oracle Linux 10 | libwinpr | 2:3.10.3-5.el10_1.2 |
| rapidfort Oracle Linux 10 | libwinpr-devel | 2:3.10.3-5.el10_1.2 |
| rapidfort Oracle Linux 10 | libwinpr2 | 2.11.7-7.el10_2 |
| rapidfort Oracle Linux 10 | libwinpr2-devel | 2.11.7-7.el10_2 |
| rapidfort Oracle Linux 9 | freerdp | 2:2.11.7-1.el9_7.2 |
| rapidfort Oracle Linux 9 | freerdp-devel | 2:2.11.7-1.el9_7.2 |
| rapidfort Oracle Linux 9 | freerdp-libs | 2:2.11.7-1.el9_7.2 |
| rapidfort Oracle Linux 9 | libwinpr | 2:2.11.7-1.el9_7.2 |
| rapidfort Oracle Linux 9 | libwinpr-devel | 2:2.11.7-1.el9_7.2 |
| Red Hat | freerdp | no fix listed |
| Red Hat | freerdp-devel | no fix listed |
| Red Hat | freerdp-libs | no fix listed |
| Red Hat | freerdp-plugins | no fix listed |
| rocky 10 | freerdp | 2:3.10.3-5.el10_1.2 |
| rocky 10 | freerdp-libs | 2:3.10.3-5.el10_1.2 |
| rocky 10 | libwinpr | 2:3.10.3-5.el10_1.2 |
| rocky 8 | freerdp | 2:2.11.7-3.el8_10 |
| rocky 8 | freerdp-libs | 2:2.11.7-3.el8_10 |
| rocky 8 | libwinpr | 2:2.11.7-3.el8_10 |
| rocky 8 | libwinpr-devel | 2:2.11.7-3.el8_10 |
| rocky 9 | freerdp | 2:2.11.7-1.el9_7.2 |
| rocky 9 | freerdp-libs | 2:2.11.7-1.el9_7.2 |
| rocky 9 | libwinpr | 2:2.11.7-1.el9_7.2 |
| ubuntu 24.04 | freerdp3 | 3.5.1+dfsg1-0ubuntu1.4 |
| ubuntu 25.10 | freerdp3 | 3.16.0+dfsg-2ubuntu0.3 |
| ubuntu 26.04 | freerdp3 | 3.20.2+dfsg-1 |
| ubuntu 26.10 | freerdp3 | 3.20.2+dfsg-1 |
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:19033
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:3067
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:3068
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:3334
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:3975
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:4121
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:4433
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:4437
All 35 references
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:4438
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:4439
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:4440
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:4446
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:4471
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:4489
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-22858
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2429645
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2429649
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2429653
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2429645
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2429649
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2429653
- https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2026-22855
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2026-22858
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2026-22859
- https://errata.almalinux.org/9/ALSA-2026-3067.html
- https://errata.rockylinux.org/RLSA-2026:3067
- https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/releases/tag/3.20.1
- https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-qmqf-m84q-x896
- https://linux.oracle.com/cve/CVE-2026-22858.html
- https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2026-4471.html
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-22858
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-22858.json
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8105-1
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-22858