FreeRDP Clients: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Offenlegung von Informationen
WID-SEC-2024-0162 · first 19.01.2024 · updated 12.03.2026 · CVSS 6,5
What it is about
FreeRDP ist eine freie Implementierung des Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP). Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in FreeRDP Clients ausnutzen, um Informationen offenzulegen.
Under what conditions?
Over the network and without logging in. This is the most dangerous combination: attackers can scan reachable devices automatically.
What can happen in the worst case
An attacker could use the vulnerability to
- Informationen offenzulegen
Am I affected?
Affected according to the BSI:
- Debian Linux
- Amazon Linux 2
- Fedora Linux
- Ubuntu Linux
- SUSE Linux
- SUSE openSUSE
- Open Source FreeRDP <2.11.5
- Open Source FreeRDP <3.2.0
- Oracle Linux
The installed version is usually shown under “Help → About” or in the device’s admin interface.
What helps?
Update to at least:
- Open Source FreeRDP 2.11.5
- Open Source FreeRDP 3.2.0
Is the vulnerability already being exploited?
None of the CVEs is in the CISA catalogue of exploited vulnerabilities. That does not mean there are no attacks, only that none are documented.
Information and sources
- Original BSI advisory (WID)
- FreeRDP GitHub vom 2024-01-18 github.com
- Fedora Security Advisory FEDORA-2024-01689E51E5 vom 2024-02-01 bodhi.fedoraproject.org
- Fedora Security Advisory FEDORA-2024-F294DDB7FB vom 2024-02-01 bodhi.fedoraproject.org
- SUSE Security Update SUSE-SU-2024:0648-1 vom 2024-02-28 lists.suse.com
- SUSE Security Update SUSE-SU-2024:0649-1 vom 2024-02-28 lists.suse.com
- Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6749-1 vom 2024-04-24 ubuntu.com
- Amazon Linux Security Advisory ALAS-2024-2537 vom 2024-05-15 alas.aws.amazon.com
- SUSE Security Update SUSE-SU-2024:2631-1 vom 2024-07-30 lists.opensuse.org
- Oracle Linux Security Advisory ELSA-2024-9092 vom 2024-11-19 linux.oracle.com
- Debian Security Advisory DLA-4053 vom 2025-02-15 lists.debian.org
- openSUSE Security Update OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20339-1 vom 2026-03-11 lists.opensuse.org
CVE: CVE-2024-22211
Source: BSI warning and information service (CERT-Bund); CISA. The assessment of the conditions is my reading of the BSI text; the external pages are in their original language.