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Vulnerability · CVE-2026-31806

FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol.

Published Mar 13, 2026 · catalog updated Jul 15, 2026 · FreeRDP is a free

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-31806. EPSS is 0.67%. Act only if a listed version of FreeRDP is a free is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (FreeRDP is a free).
  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Critical9.3
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.67%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
cpe freerdp/freerdp

FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol. Prior to 3.24.0, the gdi_surface_bits() function processes SURFACE_BITS_COMMAND messages sent by the RDP server. When the command is handled using NSCodec, the bmp.width and bmp.height values provided by the server are not properly validated against the actual desktop dimensions. A malicious RDP server can supply crafted bmp.width and bmp.height values that exceed the expected surface size. Because these values are used during bitmap decoding and memory operations without proper bounds checking, this can lead to a heap buffer overflow. Since the attacker can also control the associated pixel data transmitted by the server, the overflow may be exploitable to overwrite adjacent heap memory. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.24.0.

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  • cpe freerdp/freerdpversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2026-31806

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-31806. EPSS is 0.67%. Act only if a listed version of FreeRDP is a free is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-122: Heap-based Buffer Overflow; CWE-131. EPSS 0.67%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Mar 13, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol. Prior to 3.24.0, the gdi_surface_bits() function processes SURFACE_BITS_COMMAND messages sent by the RDP server. When the command is handled using NSCodec, the bmp.width and bmp.height values provided by the server are not properly validated against the actual desktop dimensions. A malicious RDP server can supply crafted bmp.width an

  2. Jul 15, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol. Prior to 3.24.0, the gdi_surface_bits() function processes SURFACE_BITS_COMMAND messages sent by the RDP server. When the command is handled using NSCodec, the bmp.width and bmp.height values provided by the server are not properly validated against the actual desktop dimensions. A malicious RDP server can supply crafted bmp.width an

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-31806

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-31806

    30-day exploitation probability 0.7%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-31806

    FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol. Prior to 3.24.0, the gdi_surface_bits() function processes SURFACE_BITS_COMMAND messages sent by the RDP server. When the command is handled using NSCodec, the bmp.width and bmp.height values provided by the server

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.