CVE-2026-67295 FreeRDP before 3.29.0 Path Traversal via drive redirection
A malicious RDP server can bypass shared-root boundaries in FreeRDP to read, write, delete, and enumerate files in sibling directories.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2026-67295?
CVE-2026-67295 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in FreeRDP, published on 1 Aug 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
FreeRDP before 3.29.0 fails to properly validate server-supplied RDPDR paths in drive redirection, allowing attackers to access prefix-sibling paths outside the configured shared root. A malicious RDP server can read, write, delete, and enumerate files in sibling directories by sending non-rooted paths that bypass the shared-root boundary check.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-67295?
How do I fix CVE-2026-67295?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2026-67295 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-67295 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2026-67295, GHSA-8xqm-wp3f-rfp9, GHSA-mx9v-6x7q-rjc2, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-67295.