CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2026-66402

Improper Certificate Validation

Published: Aug 01, 2026 | Modified: Aug 03, 2026
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
5.3 MODERATE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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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 OpenSSLs length-aware identity validation APIs, it (1) truncates DNS SAN values at embedded NUL bytes (accepting e.g. victim.example0.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.

Weakness

The product does not validate, or incorrectly validates, a certificate.

Potential Mitigations

References