CVE-2026-121395: FreeRDP RemoteFX differential decoder assertion failure

CVE-2026-121395 · Severity: medium · CVSS 6.5 · Published 2026-11-03

FreeRDP is a remote desktop protocol client used to connect to Windows systems. A malicious RDP server can craft a specially-designed RemoteFX graphics tile that causes the FreeRDP client to crash when verbose assertions are enabled, denying the user access to their remote desktop session.

Technologies: FreeRDP. Vendors: FreeRDP.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-121395 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-121395 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-121395?
Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 6.5, published 3 November 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?
FreeRDP 3.17.0 before 3.32.2.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-121395?
Yes: fixed in 3.32.2. Until then: Disable RemoteFX support or ensure FreeRDP is built without verbose WinPR assertions (WITH_VERBOSE_WINPR_ASSERT=OFF) until an upgrade is available. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
How is CVE-2026-121395 attacked?
It is attacked over the network, in a software library.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-121395?
Check whether you run 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: 3.32.2

Disable RemoteFX support or ensure FreeRDP is built without verbose WinPR assertions (WITH_VERBOSE_WINPR_ASSERT=OFF) until an upgrade is available.

Technical details

The RemoteFX differential decoder in FreeRDP contains an assertion that checks whether the sum of two adjacent LL3 coefficients fits within a signed 16-bit range. An attacker can send a crafted tile with coefficients that sum beyond this range (e.g., 20,000 + 20,000 = 40,000), triggering the assertion failure. This requires the client to connect to the attacker-controlled RDP server and have WinPR verbose assertions enabled at build time (WITH_VERBOSE_WINPR_ASSERT=ON).

Affected products

  • FreeRDP FreeRDP 3.17.0 before 3.32.2

Timeline

  • 2026-10-19: disclosed
  • 2026-11-03: advisory

References

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