CVE-2026-85089
Publication date 4 September 2026
Last updated 4 September 2026
Ubuntu priority
Description
FreeRDP versions 3.0.0 through 3.30.0 (before 3.31.0) transmit uninitialized heap memory in Save Session Info PDU reserved padding fields. Three PDU writers in libfreerdp/core/info.c (rdp_write_logon_info_v2, rdp_write_logon_info_plain, and rdp_write_logon_info_ex) use Stream_Seek instead of Stream_Zero for reserved pad bytes (up to 576 bytes), leaving previously freed heap contents in the outgoing PDU. Because the send buffer is allocated with malloc (not zeroed), stale heap data — which may include cleartext credentials from prior sessions — can be sent to the receiving peer. FreeRDP-based servers using rdpUpdate::SaveSessionInfo and freerdp-proxy (which forwards these PDUs) are affected, allowing disclosure of server/proxy process memory to a downstream client.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| freerdp | 26.04 LTS resolute | Not in release |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Needs evaluation
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| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Needs evaluation
|
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| freerdp2 | 26.04 LTS resolute | Not in release |
| 24.04 LTS noble |
Needs evaluation
|
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| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Needs evaluation
|
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| 20.04 LTS focal |
Needs evaluation
|
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| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Needs evaluation
|
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| freerdp3 | 26.04 LTS resolute |
Needs evaluation
|
| 24.04 LTS noble |
Needs evaluation
|
|
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release |
Severity score breakdown
CVSS version:
Base score
7.1 · High
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Base score
6.5 · Medium
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
References
Other references
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-85089
- https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-v649-94v2-p72q
- https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP
- https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/blob/3.30.0/libfreerdp/core/info.c#L1541
- https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/commit/056cede398d71c1f2540baebc26ec3327a249301
- https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/commit/483c9388119f06bac420d92053cff9ef94e83bea
- https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/releases/tag/3.31.0
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/freerdp-before-3.31.0-information-disclosure-via-uninitialized-heap-memory