Vulnerability · Published Sep 15, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck
CVE-2026-91949FreeRDP 3.0.0 through 3.30.0 Protocol Negotiation Bypass
Critical 9.3
In plain English
A critical-severity security flaw in FreeRDP from FreeRDP. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.6% (higher than 48% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
FreeRDP server versions before 3.31.0 contain a protocol negotiation bypass vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to establish RDSTLS connections despite server policy disabling them. Attackers can send incompatible protocol requests, receive negotiation failures, then complete TLS handshake and enter RDSTLS to bypass pre-authentication transport restrictions.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:10 | freerdp | 2:3.10.3-12.el10_2.13 | ALSA-2026:73979 |
| AlmaLinux:10 | freerdp-devel | 2:3.10.3-12.el10_2.13 | ALSA-2026:73979 |
| AlmaLinux:10 | freerdp-libs | 2:3.10.3-12.el10_2.13 | ALSA-2026:73979 |
| AlmaLinux:10 | freerdp-server | 2:3.10.3-12.el10_2.13 | ALSA-2026:73979 |
| AlmaLinux:10 | libwinpr | 2:3.10.3-12.el10_2.13 | ALSA-2026:73979 |
| AlmaLinux:10 | libwinpr-devel | 2:3.10.3-12.el10_2.13 | ALSA-2026:73979 |
| Debian:13 | freerdp3 | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-91949 |
| Debian:14 | freerdp3 | 3.31.0+dfsg-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-91949 |
| Rocky Linux:10 | freerdp | 2:3.10.3-12.el10_2.13 | RLSA-2026:73979 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | freerdp2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-91949 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | freerdp3 | 3.31.0+dfsg-0ubuntu0.24.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-91949 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | freerdp3 | 3.31.0+dfsg-0ubuntu0.26.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-91949 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-693 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N
References
- GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-x7v6-xfx3-52j6) vendor-advisory
- VulnCheck Advisory: FreeRDP 3.0.0 through 3.30.0 Protocol Negotiation Bypass third-party-advisory