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title: "CVE-2026-110837: FreeRDP - Denial of Service"
description: "FreeRDP < 3.32.0 with WITH_LAME=ON and WITH_DSP_FFMPEG=OFF contains a heap-based buffer overflow caused by incorrect right-channel PCM pointer offset in freerdp_dsp_decode_mp3, letting malicious RDP servers crash the client, exploit requires malicious server sending crafted MP3 audio."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-110837/
---

# CVE-2026-110837 FreeRDP - Denial of Service

FreeRDP < 3.32.0 with WITH\_LAME=ON and WITH\_DSP\_FFMPEG=OFF contains a heap-based buffer overflow caused by incorrect right-channel PCM pointer offset in freerdp\_dsp\_decode\_mp3, letting malicious RDP servers crash the client, exploit requires malicious server sending crafted MP3 audio.

CVSS base score 7.1 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Required

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-110837)

## Details

Type

Denial of Service

Impact

Denial Of Service

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H

Published

14 October 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-122](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/122.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to version 3.32.0 or later.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

## References

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-110837](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-110837)
- [https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-52xc-5973-w5vv](https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-52xc-5973-w5vv)
- [https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/freerdp-2.0.0-before-3.32.0-heap-buffer-overflow-via-mp3-audio-decoding](https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/freerdp-2.0.0-before-3.32.0-heap-buffer-overflow-via-mp3-audio-decoding)

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