Medium severity5.9NVD Advisory· Published Aug 1, 2026· Updated Sep 11, 2026
CVE-2026-67294
CVE-2026-67294
Description
FreeRDP before 3.29.0 improperly validates the Extended Key Usage (EKU) purpose of the peer certificate during client-side server TLS authentication. In x509_utils_verify(), when server-purpose (X509_PURPOSE_SSL_SERVER) verification fails, the code falls back to client-purpose and any-purpose verification, so a trusted, hostname-matching certificate valid only for clientAuth can be accepted as the RDP server certificate. In environments relying on EKU separation between client and server certificates, this allows a clientAuth-only certificate issued by a trusted CA to bypass server certificate purpose validation.
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References
3- github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/commit/f3b4347105114fe7453828736bea069999af319fnvdPatch
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/freerdp-before-tls-certificate-eku-bypassnvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-89c6-jjrw-96h4nvdExploitVendor Advisory
News mentions
1- Freerdp: 21 Vulnerabilities Disclosed Together, Patch Released in 3.29.0Vypr Intelligence · Aug 2, 2026