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TI-2026-84274 Aliases CVE-2026-121392GHSA-j5xv-pp35-jwf5

FreeRDP Certificate Identity Validation Bypass via tls_verify_certificate

Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-295Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Attack requirements
Present
Impact type
Spoofing
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · None
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 5 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-295.

Summary

FreeRDP before 3.32.2 fails to validate server certificates correctly in tls_verify_certificate(), accepting the Common Name when Subject Alternative Name entries do not match and comparing IP literals against DNS strings. A man-in-the-middle attacker holding a certificate from a CA the client trusts can bypass server identity checks and intercept RDP sessions, including keystrokes, clipboard contents and screen content. CVSS 4.0 scores it 9.1 (Critical) under CWE-295 (Improper Certificate Validation), and Red Hat rates it Important.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06

Description from the CNA

FreeRDP before 3.32.2 contains an improper certificate validation vulnerability in tls_verify_certificate() that accepts Common Name fallback despite non-matching SAN entries and matches IP literals against DNS strings. Man-in-the-middle attackers holding a certificate from a client-trusted CA can bypass server identity checks to intercept RDP sessions, including keystrokes, clipboard, and screen content.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00167 5th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial FreeRDP (FreeRDP): 3.32.2Red Hat: 5 without a fix

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
FreeRDPFreeRDPbefore 3.32.23.32.2Patch availableCNA
  • FreeRDP VendorFreeRDP Affected before 3.32.2 Fixed in 3.32.2 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:freerdp:freerdp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 3.32.2VulnerableFreeRDP
  • cpe:2.3:a:freerdp:freerdp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 3.32.2 Vulnerable ·FreeRDP

Remediation

Update FreeRDP to version 3.32.2 or later. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 have no fix available yet.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06

  • Fix · CNA FreeRDP (FreeRDP) Fixed in 3.32.2

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    FreeRDP 3.32.2

    27 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 3 HIGH, 11 MEDIUM, 13 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-84268 Denial of service in FreeRDP WinPR PNG and JPEG image readersPriority HIGH 77
    • TI-2026-84291 Denial of service in FreeRDP via oversized X.224 routing tokenPriority HIGH 69
    • TI-2026-84280 Use-after-free in FreeRDP dyn-channel-dump modulePriority HIGH 69
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Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9AffectedNo fix yet

Timeline

  1. 2026-11-03 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-121392
  2. 2026-11-03 Alias added: GHSA-j5xv-pp35-jwf5
  3. 2026-11-03 CISA SSVC decision points changed
  4. 2026-11-03 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
  5. 2026-11-05 Priority changed: LOW → MEDIUM
  6. 2026-11-06 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
  7. 2026-11-06 CVSS score added · Red Hat

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2026-85092 Use-after-free in FreeRDP rdpgfx channel close handling CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
  • TI-2026-85091 Out-of-bounds write in FreeRDP proxy via bitmap cache v2 capability CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
  • TI-2026-24435 FreeRDP has a `size_t` underflow in ADPCM decoder leads to heap-buffer-overflow write CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-21373 Out-Of-Bounds Write in FreeRDP CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-08692 Server side NTLM does not properly check parameters in FreeRDP CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2023-21374 Out-Of-Bounds Read in FreeRDP CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
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Sources

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