CVE-2026-72746

FreeRDP: FreeRDP: Authentication bypass in RDSTLS handshake via PDU-type confusion

Published Aug 11, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS n/a KEV · Not listed
Description
This CVE ID has been rejected or withdrawn by its CVE Numbering Authority as it's a duplicate of CVE-2026-73241.

Remediation

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Advisories

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Title FreeRDP before 3.30.0 RDSTLS Server Authentication Bypass via PDU-type Confusion FreeRDP: FreeRDP: Authentication bypass in RDSTLS handshake via PDU-type confusion
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-287
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X'}

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Description FreeRDP before 3.30.0 contains a server-side authentication bypass in the RDSTLS handshake. When a server is configured with RdstlsSecurity = TRUE, the handshake dispatches inbound PDUs based solely on the attacker-supplied wire pduType without verifying that the received PDU is the one required at the current step. Because the rdpRdstls object is calloc-zeroed, its resultCode defaults to 0 (RDSTLS_RESULT_SUCCESS). An unauthenticated remote client can send a Capabilities PDU instead of the required Authentication Request PDU; rdstls_process_capabilities() returns success without ever setting resultCode, so the server responds with an AUTHRSP carrying resultCode SUCCESS and treats the session as authenticated without evaluating any password, redirection GUID, or auto-reconnect cookie. This affects the released FreeRDP 3.x series (e.g., 3.27.1) and master HEAD; at the time of the advisory no patched version was available. This CVE ID has been rejected or withdrawn by its CVE Numbering Authority as it's a duplicate of CVE-2026-73241.
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:freerdp:freerdp:2.11.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freerdp:freerdp:3.23.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freerdp:freerdp:3.24.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freerdp:freerdp:3.24.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freerdp:freerdp:3.24.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freerdp:freerdp:3.25.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freerdp:freerdp:3.26.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description FreeRDP before 3.30.0 contains a server-side authentication bypass in the RDSTLS handshake. When a server is configured with RdstlsSecurity = TRUE, the handshake dispatches inbound PDUs based solely on the attacker-supplied wire pduType without verifying that the received PDU is the one required at the current step. Because the rdpRdstls object is calloc-zeroed, its resultCode defaults to 0 (RDSTLS_RESULT_SUCCESS). An unauthenticated remote client can send a Capabilities PDU instead of the required Authentication Request PDU; rdstls_process_capabilities() returns success without ever setting resultCode, so the server responds with an AUTHRSP carrying resultCode SUCCESS and treats the session as authenticated without evaluating any password, redirection GUID, or auto-reconnect cookie. This affects the released FreeRDP 3.x series (e.g., 3.27.1) and master HEAD; at the time of the advisory no patched version was available.
Title FreeRDP before 3.30.0 RDSTLS Server Authentication Bypass via PDU-type Confusion
First Time appeared Freerdp
Freerdp freerdp
Weaknesses CWE-287
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:freerdp:freerdp:2.11.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freerdp:freerdp:3.23.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freerdp:freerdp:3.24.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freerdp:freerdp:3.24.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freerdp:freerdp:3.24.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freerdp:freerdp:3.25.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freerdp:freerdp:3.26.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Freerdp
Freerdp freerdp
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
REJECTED
Assigner
VulnCheck
Published
Updated
Aug 12, 2026, 4:58 PM
Reserved
Aug 10, 2026, 1:53 PM
Status
Rejected
Published
Aug 11, 2026, 1:19 PM
Modified
Aug 12, 2026, 5:17 PM
Severity
Important
Public date
Aug 11, 2026, 12:17 PM