CVE-2026-66402CWE-295

CVE-2026-66402

Critical · published August 1, 2026

CVSS v3.1
9.8
EPSS
0%
Percentile
26.1
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

FreeRDP before 3.29.0 (affected versions <= 3.28.0) contains multiple TLS certificate identity validation weaknesses in tls_verify_certificate(), tls_match_hostname(), and x509_utils_get_dns_names(). 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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
9.8 · CRITICAL
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00340 · 26.1th percentile
Weakness
CWE-295 · Improper Certificate Validation
Published
2026-08-01T17:16Z
Affected products (1)
ProductVersionsFixed in
freerdp/freerdp< 3.29.03.29.0
References (3)
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 01 AUG 12:22Z
    FreeRDP before 3.29.0 TLS Certificate Identity Validation Bypass
    cvelistv5