FreeRDP RDP File Parser Remote Code Execution via CLI Options

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  "id": "59b5082517b58a821d507dc0f5a9049a3819bf22cdbd38cea879eae9cfbc269c",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-64624",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "FreeRDP RDP File Parser Remote Code Execution via CLI Options",
    "summary": "FreeRDP before 3.28.0 treats lines beginning with forward slash in RDP files as raw command-line options, exposing the entire CLI parser surface to untrusted files. Attackers can craft malicious RDP files with /rdp2tcp, /cert:ignore, or /drive options to execute arbitrary commands, bypass certificate validation, or expose local filesystems without user interaction.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2026-64624",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "high",
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      "aliases": [
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          "type": "CVSS_V4",
          "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
        {
          "ranges": [
            {
              "repo": "https://github.com/freerdp/freerdp",
              "type": "GIT",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "0"
                },
                {
                  "fixed": "5370fb26fbf034ecd11d3026b6ad639b5fff493f"
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                    "strategy": "StandardRange"
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                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:freerdp:freerdp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
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          ],
          "versions": [
            "3.5.1",
            "3.5.0",
            "3.4.0",
            "3.3.0",
            "3.2.0",
            "3.1.0",
            "3.0.0",
            "3.0.0-rc0",
            "3.0.0-beta4",
            "3.0.0-beta3",
            "3.0.0-beta2",
            "3.0.0-beta1",
            "2.0.0",
            "2.0.0-rc4",
            "2.0.0-rc3",
            "2.0.0-rc2",
            "2.0.0-rc1",
            "2.0.0-rc0",
            "2.0.0-beta1+android11",
            "2.0.0-beta1+android10",
            "1.2.0-beta1+android9",
            "1.2.0-beta1+android7",
            "1.1.0-beta+2013071101",
            "1.1.0-beta1+ios4",
            "1.1.0-beta1+android5",
            "1.1.0-beta1+android4",
            "1.1.0-beta1+ios3",
            "1.1.0-beta1+ios2",
            "1.1.0-beta1+android3",
            "1.1.0-beta1+android2",
            "1.1.0-beta1+ios1",
            "1.1.0-beta1",
            "1.0.1",
            "1.0.0",
            "1.0-beta5",
            "1.0-beta4",
            "1.0-beta2",
            "1.0-beta1"
          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-64624.json"
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      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-28T02:30:25.141239193Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/64xxx/CVE-2026-64624.json",
        "https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-rq8f-9xjh-pr3m",
        "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-64624",
        "https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/freerdp-rdp-file-parser-remote-code-execution-via-cli-options"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {
        "cwe_ids": [
          "CWE-88"
        ],
        "cna_assigner": "VulnCheck",
        "osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/64xxx/CVE-2026-64624.json"
      }
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    "related_cves": [
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        "value": "CVE-2026-64624",
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    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 491995,
  "published_at": "2026-07-20T21:50:53.693+00:00"
}