Description
FreeRDP before 3.29.0 contains a denial of service vulnerability in the RDPEI server channel handler that fails to validate maximum PDU body length before stream allocation. A malicious RDP client can send a header-only RDPEI message with a large declared body length to force excessive memory allocation on the server.
Published: 2026-08-01
Score: 8.7 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Fri, 07 Aug 2026 00:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Moderate


Mon, 03 Aug 2026 18:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Sat, 01 Aug 2026 12:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description FreeRDP before 3.29.0 contains a denial of service vulnerability in the RDPEI server channel handler that fails to validate maximum PDU body length before stream allocation. A malicious RDP client can send a header-only RDPEI message with a large declared body length to force excessive memory allocation on the server.
Title FreeRDP before 3.29.0 Denial of Service via RDPEI PDU
First Time appeared Freerdp
Freerdp freerdp
Weaknesses CWE-20
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:freerdp:freerdp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Freerdp
Freerdp freerdp
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-03T17:45:21.975Z

Reserved: 2026-07-29T13:01:57.548Z

Link: CVE-2026-67296

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-03T17:44:58.411Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-01T13:16:58.830

Modified: 2026-08-03T18:16:40.860

Link: CVE-2026-67296

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-08-01T12:22:17Z

Links: CVE-2026-67296 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-02T03:15:03Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-20

    Improper Input Validation