FreeRDP before 3.28.0 (affected 3.x through 3.27.1) contains a double-free vulnerability in freerdp_client_rdp_file_apply_to_settings() (client/common/file.c) when parsing the selectedmonitors field of a .rdp connection file. The MonitorIds array is allocated through the settings object, and a raw non-owning pointer to it is freed on the strtoul error path without clearing settings->MonitorIds, leaving it dangling; at teardown freerdp_settings_free() frees the same buffer again. An attacker who convinces a victim to open a crafted .rdp file with oversized monitor tokens can trigger a size-controlled double-free in any FreeRDP CLI client (xfreerdp/sdl-freerdp/wlfreerdp) in the default configuration.
CVE-2026-64621
Score 7.3 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2026-07-20. the CNA's CVSS baseline 7.3; sources differ by 0.0.
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 7.3
- EG Score
- 7.3(high)
- EG Risk
- 37(Track)EG Risk 37/100SSVC: Track
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How it’s computedSeverity73% × 45%Exploitation0% × 40%Automatability30% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS
- 14.6%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
July 20, 2026
Last Modified
July 23, 2026
Advisory Details (3)
Auto-updated Jul 20, 2026FreeRDP before 3.28.0 Double-Free via selectedmonitors | Advisories | VulnCheck
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/freerdp-before-double-free-via-selectedmonitorsDouble-free of `MonitorIds` when a FreeRDP client parses a malformed `selectedmonitors` in a `.rdp` file · Advisory · FreeRDP/FreeRDP · GitHub
https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-f27x-frr8-j9hccommit 1f7a716d39b5 (FreeRDP/FreeRDP)
Fix landed in FreeRDP/FreeRDP commit 1f7a716d39b5 — awaiting tagged release
https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/commit/1f7a716d39b5605bb8a83b0c3c97a6ce386609efVendor Advisories for CVE-2026-64621(1)
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Weakness Classification(1)
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Data Freshness Timeline
(refreshed 15× in last 7d / 15× 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.
- 2026-07-24 14:18 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-24 14:18 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-23 14:18 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-23 14:18 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-23 03:22 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-07-22 23:41 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-07-22 23:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-07-22 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-22 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-21 15:25 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-21 15:25 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-20 12:37 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-07-20 12:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-07-20 12:18 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-07-20 12:17 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked
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