CVE-2026-109953
Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.
Description
FreeRDP 3.0.0 before 3.32.0 contains an insufficiently protected credentials vulnerability where the /restricted-admin option fails to suppress CredSSP credential delegation, sending the cleartext password to the RDP server. A compromised or man-in-the-middle destination host can decode TSPasswordCreds and the Client Info PDU to obtain reusable administrative domain, username, and password values.
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS score
6.0
(v4.0)
Vulnerability status
Analyzed
Source identifier
Published
2026-10-13 14:17:34.030000
Last modified
2026-10-21 13:28:04.110000
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