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Prior to version 3.23.0, `xf_cliprdr_provide_data_` passes freed `pDstData` to `XChangeProperty` because the cliprdr channel thread calls `xf_cliprdr_server_format_data_response` which converts and uses the clipboard data without holding any lock, while the X11 event thread concurrently calls `xf_cliprdr_clear_cached_data` → `HashTable_Clear` which frees the same data via `xf_cached_data_free`, triggering a heap use after free. Version 3.23.0 fixes the issue." } ], "source": { "advisory": "GHSA-78xg-v4p2-4w3c", "discovery": "UNKNOWN" } }, "adp": [ { "references": [ { "url": "https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-78xg-v4p2-4w3c", "tags": [ "exploit" ] } ], "metrics": [ { "other": { "type": "ssvc", "content": { "timestamp": "2026-02-26T15:52:18.292869Z", "id": "CVE-2026-25959", "options": [ { "Exploitation": "poc" }, { "Automatable": "yes" }, { "Technical Impact": "partial" } ], "role": "CISA Coordinator", "version": "2.0.3" } } } ], "title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment", "providerMetadata": { "orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "shortName": "CISA-ADP", "dateUpdated": "2026-02-26T15:52:24.977Z" } } ] } }