Lucene search
K

RHEL 9 : freerdp (RHSA-2026:2736)

🗓️ 16 Feb 2026 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
nessus
 nessus
🔗 www.tenable.com👁 3 Views

RHEL 9 host freerdp affected by RHSA-2026:2736 with multiple CVEs including 23530, 23531, 23532, 23533, 23534, 23883, 23884.

Related
Refs
Code
ReporterTitlePublishedViews
Family
ATTACKERKB
CVE-2026-23884
19 Jan 202617:20
attackerkb
ATTACKERKB
CVE-2026-23530
19 Jan 202616:58
attackerkb
ATTACKERKB
CVE-2026-23532
19 Jan 202617:03
attackerkb
ATTACKERKB
CVE-2026-23883
19 Jan 202617:15
attackerkb
ATTACKERKB
CVE-2026-23531
19 Jan 202617:01
attackerkb
ATTACKERKB
CVE-2026-23534
19 Jan 202617:09
attackerkb
ATTACKERKB
CVE-2026-23533
19 Jan 202617:07
attackerkb
Tenable Nessus
Amazon Linux 2023 : freerdp, freerdp-devel, freerdp-libs (ALAS2023-2026-1379)
5 Feb 202600:00
nessus
Tenable Nessus
Amazon Linux 2 : freerdp, --advisory ALAS2-2026-3162 (ALAS-2026-3162)
19 Feb 202600:00
nessus
Tenable Nessus
Alibaba Cloud Linux 3 : 0031: freerdp (ALINUX3-SA-2026:0031)
13 Feb 202600:00
nessus
Rows per page
#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2026:2736. The text
# itself is copyright (C) Red Hat, Inc.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(299198);
  script_version("1.1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/02/16");

  script_cve_id(
    "CVE-2026-23530",
    "CVE-2026-23531",
    "CVE-2026-23532",
    "CVE-2026-23533",
    "CVE-2026-23534",
    "CVE-2026-23883",
    "CVE-2026-23884"
  );
  script_xref(name:"RHSA", value:"2026:2736");

  script_name(english:"RHEL 9 : freerdp (RHSA-2026:2736)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates for freerdp.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as
referenced in the RHSA-2026:2736 advisory.

    FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP), released under the Apache license.
    The xfreerdp client can connect to RDP servers such as Microsoft Windows machines, xrdp, and VirtualBox.

    Security Fix(es):

    * freerdp: FreeRDP: Heap buffer overflow leading to denial of service and potential code execution from a
    malicious server. (CVE-2026-23530)

    * freerdp: FreeRDP: Denial of Service and potential code execution via use-after-free vulnerability
    (CVE-2026-23884)

    * freerdp: FreeRDP: Arbitrary code execution and denial of service via malicious server (CVE-2026-23883)

    * freerdp: FreeRDP: Heap buffer overflow leads to denial of service and potential code execution
    (CVE-2026-23533)

    * freerdp: FreeRDP: Heap buffer overflow via crafted RDPGFX surface updates leads to denial of service and
    potential code execution. (CVE-2026-23531)

    * freerdp: FreeRDP: Arbitrary code execution and denial of service via client-side heap buffer overflow
    (CVE-2026-23534)

    * freerdp: FreeRDP: Denial of Service and potential code execution via client-side heap buffer overflow
    (CVE-2026-23532)

    For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and
    other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version
number.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2430877");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2430880");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2430885");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2430886");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2430887");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2430888");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2430891");
  # https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2026/rhsa-2026_2736.json
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?0dd9f2b1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:2736");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update the RHEL freerdp package based on the guidance in RHSA-2026:2736.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss4_vector", value:"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss4_threat_vector", value:"CVSS:4.0/E:P");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2026-23884");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
  script_cwe_id(122, 416);
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vendor_severity", value:"Important");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2026/01/19");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2026/02/16");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2026/02/16");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_eus:9.4");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:freerdp");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:freerdp-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:freerdp-libs");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libwinpr");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libwinpr-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Red Hat Local Security Checks");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2026 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl", "redhat_repos.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/RedHat/release", "Host/RedHat/rpm-list", "Host/cpu");

  exit(0);
}


include('rpm2.inc');
include('rhel.inc');

if (!get_kb_item('Host/local_checks_enabled')) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
var os_product = get_kb_item('installed_os/local/SSH/0/product');
if (isnull(os_product) || 'Red Hat' >!< os_product) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Red Hat');
var os_version = get_kb_item('installed_os/local/SSH/0/version');
if (isnull(os_version)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, 'Red Hat');
if (!rhel_check_release(operator: 'eq', os_version: os_version, rhel_version: '9.4')) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Red Hat 9.4', 'Red Hat ' + os_version);

if (!get_kb_item('Host/RedHat/rpm-list')) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

var cpu = get_kb_item('Host/cpu');
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ('x86_64' >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$" && 's390' >!< cpu && 'aarch64' >!< cpu && 'ppc' >!< cpu) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, 'Red Hat', cpu);

var constraints = [
  {
    'release': '9',
    'sp': '4',
    'repo_relative_urls': [
      'content/aus/rhel9/9.4/x86_64/appstream/debug',
      'content/aus/rhel9/9.4/x86_64/appstream/os',
      'content/aus/rhel9/9.4/x86_64/appstream/source/SRPMS',
      'content/e4s/rhel9/9.4/aarch64/appstream/debug',
      'content/e4s/rhel9/9.4/aarch64/appstream/os',
      'content/e4s/rhel9/9.4/aarch64/appstream/source/SRPMS',
      'content/e4s/rhel9/9.4/ppc64le/appstream/debug',
      'content/e4s/rhel9/9.4/ppc64le/appstream/os',
      'content/e4s/rhel9/9.4/ppc64le/appstream/source/SRPMS',
      'content/e4s/rhel9/9.4/s390x/appstream/debug',
      'content/e4s/rhel9/9.4/s390x/appstream/os',
      'content/e4s/rhel9/9.4/s390x/appstream/source/SRPMS',
      'content/e4s/rhel9/9.4/x86_64/appstream/debug',
      'content/e4s/rhel9/9.4/x86_64/appstream/os',
      'content/e4s/rhel9/9.4/x86_64/appstream/source/SRPMS',
      'content/eus/rhel9/9.4/aarch64/appstream/debug',
      'content/eus/rhel9/9.4/aarch64/appstream/os',
      'content/eus/rhel9/9.4/aarch64/appstream/source/SRPMS',
      'content/eus/rhel9/9.4/aarch64/codeready-builder/debug',
      'content/eus/rhel9/9.4/aarch64/codeready-builder/os',
      'content/eus/rhel9/9.4/aarch64/codeready-builder/source/SRPMS',
      'content/eus/rhel9/9.4/ppc64le/appstream/debug',
      'content/eus/rhel9/9.4/ppc64le/appstream/os',
      'content/eus/rhel9/9.4/ppc64le/appstream/source/SRPMS',
      'content/eus/rhel9/9.4/ppc64le/codeready-builder/debug',
      'content/eus/rhel9/9.4/ppc64le/codeready-builder/os',
      'content/eus/rhel9/9.4/ppc64le/codeready-builder/source/SRPMS',
      'content/eus/rhel9/9.4/s390x/appstream/debug',
      'content/eus/rhel9/9.4/s390x/appstream/os',
      'content/eus/rhel9/9.4/s390x/appstream/source/SRPMS',
      'content/eus/rhel9/9.4/s390x/codeready-builder/debug',
      'content/eus/rhel9/9.4/s390x/codeready-builder/os',
      'content/eus/rhel9/9.4/s390x/codeready-builder/source/SRPMS',
      'content/eus/rhel9/9.4/x86_64/appstream/debug',
      'content/eus/rhel9/9.4/x86_64/appstream/os',
      'content/eus/rhel9/9.4/x86_64/appstream/source/SRPMS',
      'content/eus/rhel9/9.4/x86_64/codeready-builder/debug',
      'content/eus/rhel9/9.4/x86_64/codeready-builder/os',
      'content/eus/rhel9/9.4/x86_64/codeready-builder/source/SRPMS'
    ],
    'pkgs': [
      {'reference':'freerdp-2.11.2-1.el9_4.1', 'sp':'4', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'2'},
      {'reference':'freerdp-devel-2.11.2-1.el9_4.1', 'sp':'4', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'2'},
      {'reference':'freerdp-libs-2.11.2-1.el9_4.1', 'sp':'4', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'2'},
      {'reference':'libwinpr-2.11.2-1.el9_4.1', 'sp':'4', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'2'},
      {'reference':'libwinpr-devel-2.11.2-1.el9_4.1', 'sp':'4', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'2'}
    ]
  }
];

var applicable_repo_urls = rhel_determine_applicable_repository_urls(constraints:constraints);
if(applicable_repo_urls == RHEL_REPOS_NO_OVERLAP_MESSAGE) exit(0, RHEL_REPO_NOT_ENABLED);

var os_release = get_one_kb_item('installed_os/local/SSH/0/release');
var os_sp = get_one_kb_item('Host/*/minor_release');

var flag = 0;
var repo_relative_urls;
var reference;
var sp;
var _cpu;
var el_string;
var rpm_spec_vers_cmp;
var epoch;
var allowmaj;
var exists_check;
var cves;
foreach var constraint ( constraints ) {
  # Check that the target release is equal to the affected release
  if (!empty_or_null(constraint['release'])){
    if (constraint['release'] != os_release) continue;
  }
  if (!empty_or_null(constraint['sp'])){
    if (constraint['sp'] != os_sp) continue;
  }

  if (!empty_or_null(constraint['repo_relative_urls'])) repo_relative_urls = constraint['repo_relative_urls'];

  foreach var pkg ( constraint['pkgs'] ) {
    reference = NULL;
    sp = NULL;
    _cpu = NULL;
    el_string = NULL;
    rpm_spec_vers_cmp = NULL;
    epoch = NULL;
    allowmaj = NULL;
    exists_check = NULL;
    cves = NULL;
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['reference'])) reference = pkg['reference'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['sp'])) sp = pkg['sp'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['cpu'])) _cpu = pkg['cpu'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['el_string'])) el_string = pkg['el_string'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'])) rpm_spec_vers_cmp = pkg['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['epoch'])) epoch = pkg['epoch'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['allowmaj'])) allowmaj = pkg['allowmaj'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['exists_check'])) exists_check = pkg['exists_check'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['cves'])) cves = pkg['cves'];
    if (reference &&
        rhel_decide_repo_relative_url_check(required_repo_url_list:repo_relative_urls) &&
        (applicable_repo_urls || (!exists_check || rpm_exists(rpm:exists_check))) &&
        rpm_check(sp:sp, cpu:_cpu, reference:reference, epoch:epoch, el_string:el_string, rpm_spec_vers_cmp:rpm_spec_vers_cmp, allowmaj:allowmaj, cves:cves)) flag++;
  }
}

if (flag)
{
  var subscription_caveat = '\n' +
    'NOTE: This vulnerability check contains fixes that apply to\n' +
    'packages only available in the Red Hat Enterprise Linux\n' +
    'Extended Update Support repository.\n' +
    'Access to this repository requires a paid RHEL subscription.\n';
  var extra = NULL;
  if (isnull(applicable_repo_urls) || !applicable_repo_urls) extra = subscription_caveat + rpm_report_get() + redhat_report_repo_caveat();
  else extra = subscription_caveat + rpm_report_get();
  security_report_v4(
      port       : 0,
      severity   : SECURITY_HOLE,
      extra      : extra
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  var tested = pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, 'freerdp / freerdp-devel / freerdp-libs / libwinpr / libwinpr-devel');
}

Data

Build on a solid foundation with Vulners data

We provide the essential building blocks for cybersecurity solutions with comprehensive, structured, and constantly updated vulnerability and exploits data

Api

Power your application with Vulners API

The Vulners REST API offers reliable, high-performance access to vulnerability intelligence, with 99.9% SLA uptime and CDN-backed data delivery for seamless global access

App

Assess and manage vulnerabilities with Vulners tools

Built on top of Vulners' database and SDK, end-user solutions give security professionals and developers lightweight and powerful tools for vulnerability remediation

16 Feb 2026 00:00Current
6.7Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.7
CVSS 3.19.8
CVSS 48.7
EPSS0.00225
SSVC
3