CVE-2026-25959
FreeRDP has heap-use-after-free in xf_cliprdr_provide_data_
CVSS Score
0.0
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol. Prior to version 3.23.0, `xf_cliprdr_provide_data_` passes freed `pDstData` to `XChangeProperty` because the cliprdr channel thread calls `xf_cliprdr_server_format_data_response` which converts and uses the clipboard data without holding any lock, while the X11 event thread concurrently calls `xf_cliprdr_clear_cached_data` โ `HashTable_Clear` which frees the same data via `xf_cached_data_free`, triggering a heap use after free. Version 3.23.0 fixes the issue.
| CWE | CWE-416 |
| Vendor | freerdp |
| Product | freerdp |
| Published | Feb 25, 2026 |
| Last Updated | Feb 26, 2026 |
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Affected Versions
FreeRDP / FreeRDP
< 3.23.0
References
github.com: https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-78xg-v4p2-4w3c github.com: https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/commit/d3e8b3b9365be96a4f11dda149d71b3287227d0a github.com: https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/blob/5c7aae27d0417b42b4806c2a5c583ca39dd9ef1e/client/X11/xf_cliprdr.c#L1229-L1243 github.com: https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/blob/5c7aae27d0417b42b4806c2a5c583ca39dd9ef1e/client/X11/xf_cliprdr.c#L1337-L1344 github.com: https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/blob/5c7aae27d0417b42b4806c2a5c583ca39dd9ef1e/client/X11/xf_cliprdr.c#L200-L208 github.com: https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/blob/5c7aae27d0417b42b4806c2a5c583ca39dd9ef1e/client/X11/xf_cliprdr.c#L2295 github.com: https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/blob/5c7aae27d0417b42b4806c2a5c583ca39dd9ef1e/client/X11/xf_cliprdr.c#L2323-L2334 github.com: https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/blob/5c7aae27d0417b42b4806c2a5c583ca39dd9ef1e/client/X11/xf_cliprdr.c#L2363 github.com: https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/blob/5c7aae27d0417b42b4806c2a5c583ca39dd9ef1e/client/X11/xf_cliprdr.c#L933