FreeRDP before 3.29.0 TLS Certificate EKU Bypass
FreeRDP before 3.29.0 improperly validates the Extended Key Usage (EKU) purpose of the peer certificate during client-side server TLS authentication. In x509_utils_verify(), when server-purpose (X509_PURPOSE_SSL_SERVER) verification fails, the code falls back to client-purpose and any-purpose verification, so a trusted, hostname-matching certificate valid only for clientAuth can be accepted as the RDP server certificate. In environments relying on EKU separation between client and server certificates, this allows a clientAuth-only certificate issued by a trusted CA to bypass server certificate purpose validation.
- Products
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- Affected versions
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- Fixed versions
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- CVEs
- CVE-2026-67294
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
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- Updated in this feed
- 3 Nov 2026, 16:46 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
FreeRDP before 3.29.0 TLS Certificate EKU Bypass
core-osv · Original sourcePublished 1 Aug 2026, 12:22 UTC
FreeRDP before 3.29.0 improperly validates the Extended Key Usage (EKU) purpose of the peer certificate during client-side server TLS authentication. In x509_utils_verify(), when server-purpose (X509_PURPOSE_SSL_SERVER) verification fails, the code falls back to client-purpose and any-purpose verification, so a trusted, hostname-matching certificate valid only for clientAuth can be accepted as the RDP server certificate. In environments relying on EKU separation between client and server certificates, this allows a clientAuth-only certificate issued by a trusted CA to bypass server certificate purpose validation.
osv:CVE-2026-67294
Complete source record
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"title": "FreeRDP before 3.29.0 TLS Certificate EKU Bypass",
"summary": "FreeRDP before 3.29.0 improperly validates the Extended Key Usage (EKU) purpose of the peer certificate during client-side server TLS authentication. In x509_utils_verify(), when server-purpose (X509_PURPOSE_SSL_SERVER) verification fails, the code falls back to client-purpose and any-purpose verification, so a trusted, hostname-matching certificate valid only for clientAuth can be accepted as the RDP server certificate. In environments relying on EKU separation between client and server certificates, this allows a clientAuth-only certificate issued by a trusted CA to bypass server certificate purpose validation.",
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"modified": "2026-10-28T02:30:30.602876622Z",
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"https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/commit/f3b4347105114fe7453828736bea069999af319f"
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