# CVE-2022-24882: Server side NTLM does not properly check parameters in FreeRDP

- Severity: CVSS 9.1 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.7.0
- Published: 2022-04-26 · Updated: 2025-11-03

## Affected

- FreeRDP: fixed in 2.7.0

## Description

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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on FreeRDP, upgrade to a fixed version (2.7.0) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/releases/tag/2.7.0
- https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-6x5p-gp49-3jhh
- https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/pull/7750
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-remote-desktop/-/issues/95
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AELSWWBAM2YONRPGLWVDY6UNTLJERJYL/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DOYKBQOHSRM7JQYUIYUWFOXI2JZ2J5RD/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PZWR6KSIKXO4B2TXBB3WH6YTNYHN46OY/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-24

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