Client crash via stale WindowIcon pointer
Published Aug 1, 2026 · Updated Aug 1, 2026
Heap use-after-free in FreeRDP before 3.29.0 allows remote attackers controlling an RDP server to crash a client via a crafted icon order. update_message_WindowIcon() shallow-copies the order over a new structure, replacing its allocated iconInfo with the parser-owned pointer that is freed before queued dispatch. The client must connect with AsyncUpdate enabled; the demonstrated consequence is memory corruption and a client crash, not code execution.
Summary
What happened
Heap use-after-free in FreeRDP before 3.29.0 allows remote attackers controlling an RDP server to crash a client via a crafted icon order. update_message_WindowIcon() shallow-copies the order over a new structure, replacing its allocated iconInfo with the parser-owned pointer that is freed before queued dispatch. The client must connect with AsyncUpdate enabled; the demonstrated consequence is memory corruption and a client crash, not code execution.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-67299
- Published
- Aug 1, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 1, 2026
- Vendor
- FreeRDP
- Product
- FreeRDP
- Classifications
- CWE-416, T1499.004
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Aug 1, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 1, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=0 <3.29.0
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