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High · 8.3 CVE-2026-73241 EUVD-2026-56934

FreeRDP: RDSTLS server authentication bypass: a credential-less Capabilities PDU is accepted at the auth step (fail-open `resultCode`)

Published Aug 11, 2026 · Updated Aug 13, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M

Description

FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol. Prior to 3.30.0, FreeRDP server-side RDSTLS in libfreerdp/core/rdstls.c accepts an attacker-supplied RDSTLS_TYPE_CAPABILITIES PDU while rdstls_server_authenticate is waiting for RDSTLS_TYPE_AUTHREQ, leaving resultCode at RDSTLS_RESULT_SUCCESS and allowing a remote unauthenticated client to bypass the RedirectionGuid, username, domain, or password checks. This issue is fixed in version 3.30.0.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
FreeRDP FreeRDP < 3.30.0 —

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 freerdp3 3.30.0+dfsg-1 —
Debian 13 freerdp3 No fix yet —
Debian 12 freerdp2 No fix yet —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS freerdp3 3.30.0+dfsg-0ubuntu0.26.04.1 —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS freerdp3 3.30.0+dfsg-0ubuntu0.24.04.1 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS freerdp2 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS freerdp No fix yet —
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS freerdp No fix yet —
Show 3 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu Pro 24.04 LTS freerdp2 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS freerdp2 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS freerdp2 No fix yet —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
RHEL 10 freerdp +5 2:3.10.3-12.el10_2.10 RHSA-2026:61378
Show 1 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
RHEL 10.0 EUS freerdp +5 2:3.10.3-3.el10_0.16 RHSA-2026:68706

AlmaLinux

Errata ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
AlmaLinux 10 freerdp +5 2:3.10.3-12.el10_2.10 ALSA-2026:61378

Rocky Linux

Errata ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Rocky Linux 10 freerdp 2:3.10.3-12.el10_2.10 RLSA-2026:61378

Amazon Linux

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Amazon Linux 2023 freerdp +5 2:3.6.3-1.amzn2023.0.15 ALAS2023-2026-2111

Advisories 6

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