Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Feb 25, 2026· Updated Feb 26, 2026
Buffer Overread in FreeRDP Icon Processing
CVE-2026-26271
Description
FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol. Prior to version 3.23.0, a buffer overread in freerdp_image_copy_from_icon_data() (libfreerdp/codec/color.c) can be triggered by crafted RDP Window Icon (TS_ICON_INFO) data. The bug is reachable over the network when a client processes icon data from an RDP server (or from a man-in-the-middle). Version 3.23.0 fixes the issue.
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Affected products
11- osv-coords9 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/freerdp2&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/opensuse/freerdp&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/freerdp&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/freerdp2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Package%20Hub%2015%20SP7pkg:rpm/suse/freerdp2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Workstation%20Extension%2015%20SP7pkg:rpm/suse/freerdp&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Package%20Hub%2015%20SP7pkg:rpm/suse/freerdp&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP5-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/freerdp&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20LTSS%20Extended%20Security%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/freerdp&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Workstation%20Extension%2015%20SP7
< 2.11.7-6.1+ 8 more
- (no CPE)range: < 2.11.7-6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.11.2-150600.4.18.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.24.1-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.11.7-150700.3.14.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.11.7-150700.3.14.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.11.2-150600.4.18.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.1.2-12.63.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.1.2-12.63.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.10.3-150700.3.9.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
2- github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/commit/f5e20403d6e325e11b68129803f967fb5aeec1cbmitrex_refsource_MISC
- github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-hr4m-ph4g-48j6mitrex_refsource_CONFIRM
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