CVE-2026-73241
Publication date 13 August 2026
Last updated 14 August 2026
Ubuntu priority
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.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| freerdp | 26.04 LTS resolute | Not in release |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Needs evaluation
|
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| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Needs evaluation
|
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| freerdp2 | 26.04 LTS resolute | Not in release |
| 24.04 LTS noble |
Needs evaluation
|
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| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Needs evaluation
|
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| 20.04 LTS focal |
Needs evaluation
|
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| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Needs evaluation
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| freerdp3 | 26.04 LTS resolute |
Needs evaluation
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| 24.04 LTS noble |
Needs evaluation
|
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| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release |
Severity score breakdown
CVSS version: CVSS v4.0
Base score
8.3 · High
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
References
Other references
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-73241
- https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-rqgv-grx4-xm6x
- https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/pull/13065
- https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/commit/b05a9510787c83c87ffc5fa8d7cc9f06ed971695
- https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/releases/tag/3.30.0