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CVE-2024-32459

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2024-04-22
  • WeaknessCWE-125

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Description

FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol. FreeRDP based clients and servers that use a version of FreeRDP prior to 3.5.0 or 2.11.6 are vulnerable to out-of-bounds read. Versions 3.5.0 and 2.11.6 patch the issue. No known workarounds are available.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2024-04-2222:15CVE publishedNVD
  2. 2026-10-2319:23First public proof of conceptPoC-in-GitHub

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 21:37 UTC
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  • Firewall list (EDL, text): https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2024-32459?format=txt
  • CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2024-32459?format=csv
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Versions per branch

NVD · CISA-ADP
Fedoraproject fedora
BranchAffectedFixed in
38.x= 38no fix published
39.x= 39no fix published
40.x= 40no fix published
Freerdp
BranchAffectedFixed in
3.x≥ 3.0.0, < 3.5.03.5.0
2.11< 2.11.62.11.6
3.x≥ 3.0.0, ≤ 3.5.0no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • freerdpRocky Linux:9all versions · fixed in 2:2.11.7-1.el9

Full record on NVD

Fix

Advisories and patches

Detection

read 2026-10-23 19:24 UTC
Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
1 repository, unverifiedabsholi7ly/FreeRDP-Out-of-Bounds-Read-CVE-2024-32459-
PoC-in-GitHub

Sources

  • CISA-ADPSSVC decisionnone2024-04-23
  • OpenCVESSVC decisionnone—
  • CNACVSS 3.19.8read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 3.19.8read 2026-10-23
  • CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-125read 2026-10-23
  • NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-125read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score3.7 %2026-10-22
  • PoC-in-GitHubproof of concept1read 2026-10-23
  • OSVaffected packages—

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2024-04-22
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-32459?

FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol. FreeRDP based clients and servers that use a version of FreeRDP prior to 3.5.0 or 2.11.6 are vulnerable to out-of-bounds read. Versions 3.5.0 and 2.11.6 patch the issue. No known workarounds are available.

Is CVE-2024-32459 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2024-32459 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 3.7% on 2026-10-22, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-32459?

CVE-2024-32459 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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