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CVE-2026-73241

FreeRDP: FreeRDP: Authentication bypass via incorrect RDSTLS PDU handling

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Severity

Important

Red Hat Product Security

7.5

CVSS 3.1

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Published · August 12, 2026

Updated · September 26, 2026

Description

A vulnerability in FreeRDP's server-side RDSTLS allows remote, unauthenticated attackers to bypass authentication. By sending a crafted capabilities PDU instead of the expected authentication request, an attacker can gain an authenticated session without valid credentials.

Statement

An Important flaw in FreeRDP 3.0+ allows remote, unauthenticated attackers to bypass authentication and gain session access. This vulnerability only affects servers explicitly configured with the non-default RdstlsSecurity = TRUE setting. Because RDSTLS was introduced in version 3.0, RHEL 9 and older releases are completely unaffected.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

Do not enable RDSTLS server authentication (RdstlsSecurity); it is disabled by default. If FreeRDP is deployed as an RDP server with RDSTLS enabled, disable RdstlsSecurity

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 7.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CWE-287 · Improper Authentication