CVE-2026-66402
FreeRDP before 3.29.0 (affected versions <= 3.28.0) contains multiple TLS certificate identity validation weaknesses in tlsverifycertificate(), tlsmatchhostname(), and x509utilsgetdnsnames(). Because FreeRDP performs custom Common Name and DNS SAN string matching instead of using OpenSSL's length-aware identity validation APIs, it (1) truncates DNS SAN values at embedded NUL bytes (accepting e.g. 'victim.example\0.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.
Package Versions Affected
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References
https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/66xxx/CVE-2026-66402.json, https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-43hh-p3vw-hfx3, https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-66402, https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/freerdp-before-tls-certificate-identity-validation-bypass, https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/commit/b9533f07f98c25ed01c5f543b4d0ce73e120f5fd