CVE-2026-26965

HIGHPre-NVD 8.88.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This high-severity CVE scores 8.8 under a secondary CVSS source (NVD's own analysis pending). EPSS exploit probability: 0.6%, top 55% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, secondary
Trending — 3 sources updated this weekElevated
8.8
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 1%CVSS: 8.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol. Prior to version 3.23.0, in the RLE planar decode path, planar_decompress_plane_rle() writes into pDstData at ((nYDst+y) * nDstStep) + (4*nXDst) + nChannel without verifying that (nYDst+nSrcHeight) fits in the destination height or that (nXDst+nSrcWidth) fits in the destination stride. When TempFormat != DstFormat, pDstData becomes planar->pTempData (sized for the desktop), while nYDst is only validated against the surface by is_within_surface(). A malicious RDP server can exploit this to perform a heap out-of-bounds write with attacker-controlled offset and pixel data on any connecting FreeRDP client. The OOB write reaches up to 132,096 bytes past the temp buffer end, and on the brk heap (desktop ≤ 128×128), an adjacent NSC_CONTEXT struct's decode function pointer is overwritten with attacker-controlled pixel data — control-flow–relevant corruption (function pointer overwritten) demonstrated under deterministic heap layout (nsc->decode = 0xFF414141FF414141). Version 3.23.0 fixes the vulnerability.

CVSS v3
8.8
EG Score
8.8(medium)
EG Risk
56(Track*)
EG Risk 56/100SSVC: Track*

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity88% × 45%
Exploitation40% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Watch closely — could escalate to Attend.
EPSS
44.6%
KEV
Not listed

Published

February 25, 2026

Last Modified

July 15, 2026

Advisory Details (10)

Auto-updated Jun 30, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. Patch available. Sources: redhat, github_commit, github.
redhat Patch Available

Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Update Services for SAP Solutions.

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:6395
redhat Patch Available

Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update Support.

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:6385
redhat Patch Available

Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support.

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:6384
redhat Patch Available

Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:6005
redhat Patch Available

Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:6004
redhat Patch Available

Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:5939
redhat Patch Available

Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support.

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:5936
redhat Patch Available

Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:19033
github Patch Available🟡 PoC Available

Out-of-bounds Write in freerdp · Advisory · FreeRDP/FreeRDP · GitHub

Affected: 3.21.0):

https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-5vgf-mw4f-r33h
github_commit

commit a0be5cb87d76 (FreeRDP/FreeRDP)

Fix landed in FreeRDP/FreeRDP commit a0be5cb87d76 — awaiting tagged release

https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/commit/a0be5cb87d760bb1c803ad1bb835aa1e73e62abc

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-26965(8)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Patch Availability(15)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
ubuntuwinpr3-utils (3.16.0+dfsg-2ubuntu0.3) @ questing2026-06-30ubuntu
redhatfreerdp-2:3.10.3-12.el10_2.22026-05-19redhat
redhatfreerdp-0:2.1.1-5.el7_9.52026-04-09redhat
redhatfreerdp-2:2.2.0-12.el8_8.32026-04-07redhat
redhatfreerdp-2:2.2.0-10.el8_42026-04-06redhat
redhatfreerdp-2:2.2.0-7.el8_6.32026-04-06redhat
redhatfreerdp-2:2.0.0-46.rc4.el8_2.82026-04-06redhat
redhatfreerdp-2:2.11.7-1.el9_6.52026-04-01redhat
redhatfreerdp-2:2.4.1-3.el9_0.22026-04-01redhat
redhatfreerdp-2:2.4.1-6.el9_2.42026-04-01redhat
redhatfreerdp-2:2.11.2-1.el9_4.32026-04-01redhat
redhatfreerdp-2:2.11.7-4.el8_102026-03-30redhat
redhatfreerdp-2:2.11.7-1.el9_7.32026-03-30redhat
redhatfreerdp-2:3.10.3-5.el10_1.32026-03-26redhat
redhatfreerdp-2:3.10.3-3.el10_0.32026-03-26redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Additional Vendor Advisories

(7)

Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 15× in last 7d / 43× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-07-23 03:07 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-07-22 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-07-09 19:10 UTCEPSS rescore
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  16. 2026-06-30 04:40 UTCEG score recompute
  17. 2026-06-30 04:40 UTCVendor advisory
  18. 2026-06-30 04:31 UTCNVD updatefirst tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-26965?
CVE-2026-26965 is a high vulnerability published on February 25, 2026. FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol. Prior to version 3.23.0, in the RLE planar decode path, planardecompressplanerle() writes into pDstData at ((nYDst+y) * nDstStep) + (4*nXDst) + nChannel without verifying that (nYDst+nSrcHeight) fits in the destination height or that…
When was CVE-2026-26965 disclosed?
CVE-2026-26965 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on February 25, 2026, with the most recent update on July 15, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-26965 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-26965 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 44.6% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-26965?
CVE-2026-26965 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-26965?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-26965, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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