Auth bypass in Freerdp
CVE-2022-24882
FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP). In versions prior to 2.7.0, NT LAN Manager (NTLM) authentication does not properly abort when someone provides and empty password value. This issue affects FreeRDP base…
Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication
EPSS: 0.025 (82.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.
Affected products
- Freerdp — versions < 2.7.0
- Fedoraproject Extra_packages_for_enterprise_linux — versions 8.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 34, 35, 36
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security-advisories@github.com (Third Party Advisory, Release Notes)
- security-advisories@github.com (Third Party Advisory)
- security-advisories@github.com (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- security-advisories@github.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- security-advisories@github.com (vendor-advisory)
- security-advisories@github.com (vendor-advisory)
- security-advisories@github.com (vendor-advisory)
- security-advisories@github.com (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-24882?
- CVE-2022-24882 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Freerdp, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2022-04-26.
- How severe is CVE-2022-24882?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-24882 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.