# CVE-2026-73241: Auth bypass in FreeRDP

> Remote attackers can bypass RDSTLS server authentication in FreeRDP by sending a specific PDU, avoiding credential checks.

- **Severity:** High 8.3 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 11 Aug 2026
- **Updated:** 13 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** CVE-2026-72746, DEBIAN-CVE-2026-73241, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-73241

## What is CVE-2026-73241?

CVE-2026-73241 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Freerdp Freerdp, published on 11 Aug 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol. Prior to 3.30.0, FreeRDP server-side RDSTLS in libfreerdp/core/rdstls.c accepts an attacker-supplied RDSTLS_TYPE_CAPABILITIES PDU while rdstls_server_authenticate is waiting for RDSTLS_TYPE_AUTHREQ, leaving resultCode at RDSTLS_RESULT_SUCCESS and allowing a remote unauthenticated client to bypass the RedirectionGuid, username, domain, or password checks. This issue is fixed in version 3.30.0.

Weakness: CWE-287 (Improper Authentication)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-73241?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Freerdp Freerdp.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-73241?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2026-73241 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-73241 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in Freerdp Freerdp

- [CVE-2021-37594](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-37594/): Other in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-37595](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-37595/): Other in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2026-67305](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-67305/): FreeRDP Windows Client before 3.29.0 Heap Buffer Overflow via Cliprdr (critical 9.4)
- [CVE-2026-66402](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-66402/): FreeRDP before 3.29.0 TLS Certificate Identity Validation Bypass (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2026-67289](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-67289/): FreeRDP before 3.29.0 HTTP Proxy Request Injection via Redirection (critical 9.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-73241 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-73241 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Freerdp Freerdp, published on 11 Aug 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-73241 exists.

Affected product: Freerdp Freerdp. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-73241/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-73241/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-73241
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-73241
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-73241

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-73241/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.