CVE-2026-110837: FreeRDP heap-based buffer overflow in MP3 audio decoding

CVE-2026-110837 · Severity: high · CVSS 7.1 · Published 2026-10-14

FreeRDP is a client that allows users to connect to remote Windows desktops over RDP. When built with LAME MP3 support but without FFmpeg acceleration, a malicious RDP server can send specially crafted MP3 audio that causes a heap buffer overflow, crashing the FreeRDP client and potentially allowing an attacker to execute code on the client system.

Technologies: FreeRDP, FreeRDP Project FreeRDP. Vendors: FreeRDP, FreeRDP Project.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-110837 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-110837 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-110837?
High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.1, published 14 October 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?
FreeRDP Project FreeRDP 2.0.0 before 3.32.0.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-110837?
Yes: fixed in 3.32.0. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
How is CVE-2026-110837 attacked?
It is attacked over the network, in a software library.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-110837?
Check whether you run FreeRDP or FreeRDP Project FreeRDP at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

How to fix

  • Fixed in: 3.32.0

Technical details

The vulnerability exists in freerdp_dsp_decode_mp3 when FreeRDP is built with WITH_LAME=ON and WITH_DSP_FFMPEG=OFF. The code reserves a heap buffer for PCM output but treats a byte count as short (2-byte) element offsets when positioning the right-channel pointer, placing it beyond the allocated buffer. A remote RDP server can exploit this by sending MP3 audio via RDPSND that causes decoded right-channel samples to overflow the heap boundary, confirmed to crash clients via buffer overflow detection.

Affected products

  • FreeRDP Project FreeRDP 2.0.0 before 3.32.0

Timeline

  • 2026-09-30: disclosed
  • 2026-10-14: advisory

References

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