What is CVE-2026-24684?

CVE-2026-24684 is a high-severity vulnerability in Freerdp, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-02-09.

How severe is CVE-2026-24684?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Use After Free in Freerdp

CVE-2026-24684

FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol. Prior to 3.22.0, the RDPSND async playback thread can process queued PDUs after the channel is closed and internal state is freed, leading to a use after free in rdpsnd_treat_wave. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.22.0.

Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free

Published 2026-02-09 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (44.8th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 45th percentile — 44.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.006 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Freerdp — versions < 3.22.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-416 — Use After Free

References

github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-vcgv-xgjp-h83q (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/commit/622bb7b4402491ca003f47472d0e478132673696 (Patch)
github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/commit/afa6851dc80835d3101e40fcef51b6c5c0f43ea5 (Patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-24684?: CVE-2026-24684 is a high-severity vulnerability in Freerdp, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-02-09.
How severe is CVE-2026-24684?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.