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FreeRDP before 3.29.0 TLS Certificate EKU Bypass

Type: advisorySources: OSV

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 source

Published 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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  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
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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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        "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-67294",
        "https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/freerdp-before-tls-certificate-eku-bypass",
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