# CVE-2026-63652: FreeRDP: Double-free of \`client\_formats\` in the rdpsnd server channel on a malformed Client Audio Formats PDU

- Severity: CVSS 7.1 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/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: 3.28.0
- Published: 2026-08-19 · Updated: 2026-08-19

## Affected

- FreeRDP: fixed in 3.28.0

## Description

FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol. Prior to 3.28.0, rdpsnd_server_recv_formats in channels/rdpsnd/server/rdpsnd_main.c frees context->client_formats on a malformed Client Audio Formats PDU without clearing the owning pointer or num_client_formats. An authenticated RDP client can trigger an error such as a cbSize larger than the remaining record, leave the dangling pointer in the server context, and cause rdpsnd_server_context_free to free the same allocation again at session teardown. This reliably terminates the server and can create allocator-dependent heap corruption. This issue is fixed in version 3.28.0.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on FreeRDP, upgrade to a fixed version (3.28.0) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-9g22-w2gr-vcmp
- https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/pull/12993
- https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/commit/caf653c0ba1c75ec8f298d1baa59770102a5d14c
- https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/releases/tag/3.28.0

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