Medium severity5.4NVD Advisory· Published Aug 19, 2026· Updated Sep 22, 2026
CVE-2026-55564
CVE-2026-55564
Description
FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol. Prior to 3.27.0, the glyph_cache_get function in libfreerdp/cache/glyph.c checks whether index is greater than cache->number instead of greater than or equal to it. A malicious RDP server can use GLYPH_FRAGMENT_USE replay in update_process_glyph_fragments to make the default cache receive index 254 when cache->number is 254, reading one pointer beyond the entries array and dereferencing it as a glyph. This can crash the client and may disclose adjacent heap data. This issue is fixed in version 3.27.0.
Affected products
1Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
4- github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/commit/c29324750e3cbcba8761f147b7a5235cc686930fnvdPatch
- github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/pull/12885nvdIssue TrackingPatch
- github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-6xmj-pr98-cx4cnvdExploitMitigationVendor Advisory
- github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/releases/tag/3.27.0nvdRelease Notes
News mentions
1- FreeRDP: Ten Vulnerabilities Disclosed Together, Ranging from Medium to High SeverityVypr Intelligence · Aug 19, 2026