CVE-2026-66402: FreeRDP before 3.29.0 TLS Certificate Identity Validation Bypass

Published Aug 1, 2026
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Updated

FreeRDP before 3.29.0 (affected versions <= 3.28.0) contains multiple TLS certificate identity validation weaknesses in tlsverifycertificate(), tlsmatchhostname(), and x509utilsgetdnsnames(). Because FreeRDP performs custom Common Name and DNS SAN string matching instead of using OpenSSL's length-aware identity validation APIs, it (1) truncates DNS SAN values at embedded NUL bytes (accepting e.g. 'victim.example\0.attacker.example' as 'victim.example'), (2) accepts a matching Common Name even when non-matching DNS SAN entries are present, and (3) accepts IP-literal targets via DNS/CN matching without comparing iPAddress SANs. Under a trusted or misissued certificate chain, an attacker positioned to present such a certificate can bypass server identity verification, weakening TLS server authentication.

Affected Software

1 affected component
FreeRDP<=3.28.0

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade FreeRDP to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 3.29.0

Event History

Aug 1, 2026
CVE Published
via MITRE·12:22 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·12:22 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·01:16 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
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