CVE-2026-26986

Name	CVE-2026-26986
Description	FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol. Prior to version 3.23.0, `rail_window_free` dereferences a freed `xfAppWindow` pointer during `HashTable_Free` cleanup because `xf_rail_window_common` calls `free(appWindow)` on title allocation failure without first removing the entry from the `railWindows` hash table, leaving a dangling pointer that is freed again on disconnect. Version 3.23.0 fixes the vulnerability.
Source	CVE (at NVD; CERT, ENISA, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Debian ELTS, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source Package	Release	Version	Status
freerdp2 (PTS)	bullseye	2.3.0+dfsg1-2+deb11u1	vulnerable
	bullseye (security)	2.3.0+dfsg1-2+deb11u3	vulnerable
	bookworm	2.11.7+dfsg1-6~deb12u1	vulnerable
freerdp3 (PTS)	trixie	3.15.0+dfsg-2.1	vulnerable
	forky	3.23.0+dfsg-1	fixed
	sid	3.24.1+dfsg-1	fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

Package	Type	Release	Fixed Version	Urgency	Origin	Debian Bugs
freerdp2	source	(unstable)	(unfixed)
freerdp3	source	(unstable)	3.23.0+dfsg-1

Notes

[trixie] - freerdp3 <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[bookworm] - freerdp3 <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[bookworm] - freerdp2 <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-crqx-g6x5-rx47
Fixed by: https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/commit/b4f0f0a18fe53aa8d47d062f91471f4e9c5e0d51 (3.23.0)