FreeRDP is a free remote desktop protocol library and clients. Affected versions of FreeRDP are missing path canonicalization and base path check for `drive` channel. A malicious server can trick a FreeRDP based client to read files outside the shared directory. This issue has been addressed in version 2.9.0 and all users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade should not use the `/drive`, `/drives` or `+home-drive` redirection switch.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 2.6
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alma_linux | — | Upgrade freerdpUpgrade freerdp-develUpgrade libwinpr-develUpgrade libwinprUpgrade freerdp-libs | May 15, 2023 | Nov 16, 2022 |
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade freerdpUpgrade freerdp2 | Aug 22, 2024 | Nov 16, 2022 |
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade freerdp-libsUpgrade freerdp-develUpgrade libwinprUpgrade libwinpr-develUpgrade freerdp-debuginfoUpgrade freerdp | Feb 7, 2023 | Nov 16, 2022 |
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade freerdp-debugsourceUpgrade freerdp-debuginfoUpgrade libwinpr-debuginfoUpgrade libwinprUpgrade freerdpUpgrade libwinpr-develUpgrade freerdp-libsUpgrade freerdp-libs-debuginfo | May 15, 2023 | Nov 16, 2022 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade freerdp2 | Nov 20, 2023 | Nov 16, 2022 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade freerdp | Dec 25, 2022 | Dec 24, 2022 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade net-misc/freerdp. | Jan 15, 2024 | Nov 16, 2022 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp8 | — | Upgrade libwinprUpgrade freerdp-libsUpgrade freerdp | Feb 9, 2023 | Nov 16, 2022 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade freerdp-libsUpgrade freerdp-develUpgrade libwinprUpgrade freerdpUpgrade libwinpr-devel | May 18, 2023 | Nov 16, 2022 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade libwinpr-develUpgrade freerdp-develUpgrade freerdp-libs-debuginfoUpgrade freerdp-debugsourceUpgrade freerdp-debuginfoUpgrade freerdp-libsUpgrade freerdpNo solution existsUpgrade libwinpr-debuginfoUpgrade libwinpr | May 15, 2023 | Nov 16, 2022 |
| Rocky_linux | — | Upgrade freerdp-develUpgrade freerdp-libsUpgrade libwinpr-develUpgrade freerdpUpgrade libwinpr | Jun 29, 2026 | Jun 25, 2026 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade libuwac0-0Upgrade libfreerdp2Upgrade freerdpUpgrade libwinpr2Upgrade freerdp-proxyUpgrade freerdp-serverUpgrade uwac0-0-develUpgrade freerdp-waylandUpgrade winpr2-develUpgrade freerdp-devel | Feb 16, 2023 | Nov 16, 2022 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade libfreerdp-server2-2Upgrade libfreerdp-client2-2 | Nov 23, 2022 | Nov 16, 2022 |
Prioritise with Active Threat Intelligence
With curated Threat Intelligence, you can see which vulnerabilities truly put you at risk, prioritize what matters most, and act before attackers do.
Explore Intelligence Hub