CVE-2022-39347

Missing path sanitation with `drive` channel in FreeRDP

MEDIUM
5.7
CVSS Score
Published: November 16, 2022 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:58 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsFedoraFreeRDP

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Severity
MEDIUM5.7
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1.0%

Description

FreeRDP is a free remote desktop protocol library and clients. Affected versions of FreeRDP are missing path canonicalization and base path check for `drive` channel. A malicious server can trick a FreeRDP based client to read files outside the shared directory. This issue has been addressed in version 2.9.0 and all users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade should not use the `/drive`, `/drives` or `+home-drive` redirection switch.

Affected

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

v < 2.9.0
Affected range stops below 2.9.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

CVSS

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

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-22

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