CVE-2026-109952 json
FreeRDP 3.0.0 before 3.32.0 Security Protocol Downgrade via Negotiation Response
published 2026-10-13 27 d ago modified 2026-10-21 19 d ago also EUVD-2026-98656
- cvss
- 5.3
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 25%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The FreeRDP client 3.0.0 before 3.32.0 does not check a server-selected PROTOCOL_RDSTLS or PROTOCOL_HYBRID_EX against its enabled protocol set in nego_process_negotiation_response(), allowing a security protocol downgrade. A malicious server or man-in-the-middle can select RDSTLS to override /sec:nla pinning, complete authentication with an all-zero cookie, and receive the user's cleartext password in the Client Info PDU.
Patch / fix
- FreeRDP FreeRDP 3.32.0
- freerdp3 Debian 14 3.32.0+dfsg-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2026-109952
- freerdp3 Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 3.32.0+dfsg-0ubuntu0.24.04.1
- freerdp3 Ubuntu 26.04 LTS 3.32.0+dfsg-0ubuntu0.26.04.1
ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2026-109952
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Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2026-109952 updated cvss 5.3
freerdp: FreeRDP 3.0.0 before 3.32.0 Security Protocol Downgrade via Negotiation Response
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 freerdpaffected: workaround, no fix available “Restrict FreeRDP clients to trusted RDP servers and networks.”
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 freerdp, freerdp-libs, freerdp-plugins Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 freerdp, libwinpr, freerdp-libs, freerdp-plugins Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 freerdp, libwinpr, freerdp-libs Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 freerdp, libwinpr, freerdp-libsnot affected: vulnerable code not present
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- Proof of concept is public
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 23 d ago
Exploit prediction
0.32% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 25% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- github.com https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-qq23-mqmv-pc65 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 4.0 | 6.0 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| CNA | 3.1 | 5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| CNA | 4.0 | 6.0 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X |
| NVD | 3.1 | 5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
Affected products
- FreeRDP FreeRDP
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-757 Selection of Less-Secure Algorithm During Negotiation
References
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github.com
/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-qq23-mqmv-pc65
vendor-advisory, exploit
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vulncheck.com
/advisories/freerdp-3.0.0-before-3.32.0-security-protocol-downgrade-via-negotiation-response
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-109952
- NVD CVE-2026-109952
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