What is GHSA-8rqh-cpfg-mwcc?

GHSA-8rqh-cpfg-mwcc is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with High severity. FreeRDP before 3.32.2 contains an infinite loop vulnerability in websocket_context_read that...

Which CVE IDs does GHSA-8rqh-cpfg-mwcc cover?

GHSA-8rqh-cpfg-mwcc covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2026-121959. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of GHSA-8rqh-cpfg-mwcc?

GHSA-8rqh-cpfg-mwcc has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5, published by GitHub Security Advisories.

GHSA-8rqh-cpfg-mwccHighCVSS 6.5

FreeRDP before 3.32.2 contains an infinite loop vulnerability in websocket_context_read that...

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

November 4, 2026

Last Modified

November 4, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2026-121959 →

📋 Description

FreeRDP before 3.32.2 contains an infinite loop vulnerability in websocket_context_read that fails to handle a zero BIO result with payload outstanding. A malicious RD Gateway can send a truncated WebSocket frame followed by a TLS close_notify, causing a client thread to spin and consume CPU until killed.

🔗 References (4)

https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-x26g-fp9v-c2pg
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-121959
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/freerdp-before-3.32.2-infinite-loop-via-truncated-websocket-frame
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-8rqh-cpfg-mwcc