CVE-2026-33986

HIGHPre-NVD 7.57.5—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This high-severity CVE scores 7.5 under a secondary CVSS source (NVD's own analysis pending). EPSS exploit probability: 0.3%, top 82% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, secondary
7.5EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 7.5Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol. Prior to version 3.24.2, in yuv_ensure_buffer() in libfreerdp/codec/h264.c, h264->width and h264->height are updated before the reallocation loop. If any winpr_aligned_recalloc() call fails, the function returns FALSE but width/height are already inflated. This issue has been patched in version 3.24.2.

CVSS v3
7.5
EG Score
7.5(medium)
EG Risk
34(Track)
EG Risk 34/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity75% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
18%
KEV
Not listed

Published

March 30, 2026

Last Modified

July 15, 2026

Advisory Details (5)

Auto-updated Jul 3, 2026
Patch available. Sources: github_commit, github, redhat.
redhat

Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10",

https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-33986.json
redhat Patch Available

2453221 – (CVE-2026-33986) CVE-2026-33986 FreeRDP: FreeRDP: Arbitrary code execution or denial of service via H.264 codec memory allocation vulnerability

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2453221
redhat Patch Available

cve-details

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-33986
github Patch Available

H.264 YUV Buffer Dimension Desync - Heap OOB Write · Advisory · FreeRDP/FreeRDP · GitHub

https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-h6qw-wxvm-hf97
github_commit

commit f6e43e208958 (FreeRDP/FreeRDP)

Fix landed in FreeRDP/FreeRDP commit f6e43e208958 — awaiting tagged release

https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/commit/f6e43e208958140074ae9bb93cd0c9045a371c77

Weakness Classification(2)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 13× in last 7d / 39× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-07-27 14:13 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-07-26 14:54 UTCEPSS rescore
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  10. 2026-07-23 03:09 UTCEG score recompute
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  17. 2026-07-18 06:59 UTCOSV refresh
  18. 2026-07-16 17:03 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-07-11 08:27 UTCEPSS rescore
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  9. 2026-07-05 02:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-07-04 06:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-07-01 15:06 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-06-30 23:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-06-30 04:36 UTCEG score recompute
  14. 2026-06-30 04:32 UTCNVD updatefirst tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-33986?
CVE-2026-33986 is a high vulnerability published on March 30, 2026. FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol. Prior to version 3.24.2, in yuvensurebuffer() in libfreerdp/codec/h264.c, h264->width and h264->height are updated before the reallocation loop. If any winpralignedrecalloc() call fails, the function returns FALSE but width/height are…
When was CVE-2026-33986 disclosed?
CVE-2026-33986 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on March 30, 2026, with the most recent update on July 15, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-33986 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-33986 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 81.8% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-33986?
CVE-2026-33986 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-33986?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-33986, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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