CVE-2026-33983General(freerdp / freerdp)

LOWCVSS 6.5 · MEDIUM

Signal is active with 1 mentions in latest observed window

Immediate actions

  • Track advisory updates for patch or workaround availability

Recommended action window: Monitor and triage in normal cycle

NVD description

FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol. Prior to version 3.24.2, progressive_decompress_tile_upgrade() detects a mismatch via progressive_rfx_quant_cmp_equal() but only emits WLog_WARN, execution continues. The wrapped value (247) is used as a shift exponent, causing undefined behavior and an approximately 80 billion iteration loop (CPU DoS). This issue has been patched in version 3.24.2.

0.0/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-190CWE-252

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

NONE

Patch

AVAILABLE

Momentum

NONE

Are you affected?

If you run products in this scope, you should treat this CVE as relevant to your environment.

  • freerdp

Threat summary

  • 1 mentions across 1 observed day

What's happening

  • Technical details provided in 1 signal
  • General: 1 classified signal
  • 1 total mentions across 1 day

Affected systems

Vendors
Products
freerdp

Deep dive

Activity timeline1 mentions / 1d
00111Mentions · 2026-03-31: 1Technical Details · 2026-03-31: 103-31
Signal classification1 categories
General
1100.0%
Referenced assets1 URL
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Full discourse1 post
  • CVE@CVEnew
    General

    CVE-2026-33983 FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol. Prior to version 3.24.2, progressive_decompress_tile_upgrade() detects a mismatch via progressive_rfx… https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-33983

    Post summary

    The post simply references CVE‑2026‑33983 in FreeRDP, mentioning a function and version, without providing PoC, exploit, patch, or exploitation evidence.

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