CVE-2026-44422Active Exploitation(freerdp / freerdp)

MEDIUMCVSS 8.8 · HIGH

Exploitation ongoing with high activity in latest observed window (1 mentions)

Immediate actions

  • Prioritize remediation for freerdp freerdp systems immediately
  • Assume compromise if assets are exposed
  • Hunt for exploitation attempts and persistence artifacts
  • Increase monitoring for publicly documented tradecraft
  • Track advisory updates for patch or workaround availability

Recommended action window: Immediate (within 24h)

NVD description

FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol. Prior to 3.26.0, FreeRDP's RDPEAR NDR parser accepts one non-null NDR pointer ref-id for multiple logical pointer fields without tracking the pointed object's expected NDR type or ownership. When the same ref-id is reused across two pointer fields, the parser assigns the same heap object to both output fields. The generic destructor later walks each field independently and destroys/frees both pointers. This causes a malicious-server-triggerable heap use-after-free / double-free in the FreeRDP client's RDPEAR authentication-redirection path. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.26.0.

5.0/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-415CWE-416CWE-825

Priority

MEDIUM

Exploitation

ACTIVE

PoC

YES

Patch

NONE

Momentum

STABLE

Are you affected?

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

  • freerdp

Threat summary

  • Active exploitation appears in 1 classified signals
  • Public PoC is present in monitored signal
  • 3 mentions across 2 observed days
  • Momentum state: stable

What's happening

  • Active exploitation reported across 1 signal
  • PoC mentioned or linked in 1 signal
  • Technical details provided in 2 signals
  • Disclosure: 1 classified signal
  • Peaked 1d ago at 2 mentions (2026-05-30); latest day: 1
  • 3 total mentions across 2 days

Affected systems

Vendors
Products
freerdp

Deep dive

Activity timeline3 mentions / 2d
01122Mentions · 2026-05-30: 2Mentions · 2026-07-22: 1PoC Mentioned / Linked · 2026-07-22: 1Active Exploitation · 2026-05-30: 1Technical Details · 2026-05-30: 1Technical Details · 2026-07-22: 105-3007-22
Signal classification3 categories
Active Exploitation
133.3%
Disclosure
133.3%
PoC
133.3%
Referenced assets4 URLs
Classification over time
DateTotalLabels
2026-05-302
Active Exploitation1Disclosure1
2026-07-221
PoC1
Full discourse3 posts
  • Daily CyberSecurity@Daily_CyberSec
    PoC

    FreeRDP heap buffer overflow allows remote code execution. PoC exploits are publicly disclosed. Related to CVE-2026-44421, CVE-2026-44422, CVE-2026-40033. #FreeRDP #HeapBufferOverflow #CVE202644421 #CyberSecurity http://securityonline.info/cve-2026-44421-freerdp-heap-buffer-overflow-poc/

    Post summary

    The post announces heap‑buffer‑overflow CVEs in FreeRDP, notes that PoC exploits are publicly disclosed, and provides a link for additional details.

    090282897
    12.9K followersView on X
  • VulDB 🛡@vuldb
    Active Exploitation

    Some increased actor activities are shown targeting FreeRDP (CVE-2026-44422) https://vuldb.com/vuln/367379/cti

    Post summary

    The statement indicates actors are actively targeting FreeRDP CVE‑2026‑44422, but no PoC, exploit details, or patch information is provided.

    0000058
    2.2K followersView on X
  • Vulmon Vulnerability Feed@VulmonFeeds
    Disclosure

    CVE-2026-44422 Heap Use-After-Free in FreeRDP RDPEAR NDR Parser Prior to... https://vulmon.com/vulnerabilitydetails?qid=CVE-2026-44422 Don't wait vulnerability scanning results: https://alerts.vulmon.com/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=2102281&utm_content=2

    Post summary

    The post announces a new CVE (Heap UAF in FreeRDP) and links to a vulnerability database, but provides no PoC, exploit, or patch details.

    0000055
    4.0K followersView on X
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