CVE-2026-27950CWE-416

FreeRDP heap-use-after-free in update_pointer_new(SDL): Fix Applied in the Wrong File

Medium · published February 25, 2026

CVSS v4.0
5.5
EPSS
1%
Percentile
55.5
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol. Prior to version 3.23.0, the fix for the heap-use-after-free described in CVE-2026-24680 is incomplete. While the vulnerable execution flow referenced in the advisory exists in the SDL2 implementation, the fix appears to have been applied only to the SDL3 code path. In the SDL2 implementation, the pointer is not nulled after free. This creates a situation where the advisory suggests the vulnerability is fully resolved, while builds or environments still using SDL2 may retain the vulnerable logic. A complete fix is available in version 3.23.0.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v4.0
5.5 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
EPSS
0.00782 · 55.5th percentile
Weakness
CWE-416 · Use After Free
Published
2026-02-25T21:05Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 25 FEB 21:05Z
    FreeRDP heap-use-after-free in update_pointer_new(SDL): Fix Applied in the Wrong File
    cvelistv5