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CVE-2022-24882

Improper Authentication

Published: Apr 26, 2022 | Modified: Nov 03, 2025
CVSS 3.x
7.5
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.x
5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
7.5 MODERATE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-24882
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/287.html

FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP). In versions prior to 2.7.0, NT LAN Manager (NTLM) authentication does not properly abort when someone provides and empty password value. This issue affects FreeRDP based RDP Server implementations. RDP clients are not affected. The vulnerability is patched in FreeRDP 2.7.0. There are currently no known workarounds.

Weakness

When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
FreerdpFreerdp*2.7.0 (excluding)
FreerdpUbuntubionic*
Freerdp2Ubuntubionic*
Freerdp2Ubuntuesm-infra/bionic*
Freerdp2Ubuntuesm-infra/focal*
Freerdp2Ubuntufocal*
Freerdp2Ubuntuimpish*
Freerdp2Ubuntujammy*
Freerdp2Ubuntuupstream*

Potential Mitigations

References

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