CVE-2022-24882

Server side NTLM does not properly check parameters in FreeRDP

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: April 26, 2022 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:32 AM UTC
3 products affected across 2 vendorsFedoraFreeRDPExtra Packages for Enterprise Linux

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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%
SSVC
PoC

Description

FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP). In versions prior to 2.7.0, NT LAN Manager (NTLM) authentication does not properly abort when someone provides and empty password value. This issue affects FreeRDP based RDP Server implementations. RDP clients are not affected. The vulnerability is patched in FreeRDP 2.7.0. There are currently no known workarounds.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 2.7.0
Affected range stops below 2.7.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCPoCAutomatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-287NVD-CWE-Other

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