# CVE-2026-55648: FreeRDP: Integer Overflow in \`freerdp\_image\_copy\_from\_icon\_data\` Bypasses Bounds Check

- Severity: CVSS 6.1 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 3.27.0
- Published: 2026-08-19 · Updated: 2026-08-21

## Affected

- FreeRDP: fixed in 3.27.0

## Description

FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol. Prior to 3.27.0, freerdp_image_copy_from_icon_data in libfreerdp/codec/color.c calculates nWidth multiplied by nHeight multiplied by FreeRDPGetBytesPerPixel(format) in 32-bit arithmetic. A malicious RDP server can send a RAIL TS_ICON_INFO update with dimensions such as 32768 by 32768 and 32 bits per pixel so the required-size calculation wraps, bypassing the cbBitsColor source bounds check before freerdp_image_copy_no_overlap reads attacker-controlled icon data. This affects RemoteApp clients using the vulnerable library path, while xfreerdp has a caller-side mitigation. This issue is fixed in version 3.27.0.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on FreeRDP, upgrade to a fixed version (3.27.0) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-5c5v-f78v-h2f6
- https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/pull/12877
- https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/commit/e4ae473da2926724d9b6329778797a3bdea79eb3
- https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/releases/tag/3.27.0

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