Description
FreeRDP shadow server from 3.0.0 before 3.32.0 dispatches input PDUs during the Confirm Active state before authentication, allowing unauthenticated attackers to inject keyboard input. Attackers can negotiate TLS-only RDP and send an input PDU without Confirm Active to inject synthetic keystrokes into the host user's X11 session via XTEST.
Published: 2026-10-14
Score: 8.7 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Thu, 15 Oct 2026 13:30:00 +0000

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Wed, 14 Oct 2026 23:00:00 +0000

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Description FreeRDP shadow server from 3.0.0 before 3.32.0 dispatches input PDUs during the Confirm Active state before authentication, allowing unauthenticated attackers to inject keyboard input. Attackers can negotiate TLS-only RDP and send an input PDU without Confirm Active to inject synthetic keystrokes into the host user's X11 session via XTEST.
Title FreeRDP shadow before 3.32.0 Pre-Authentication Input Injection via Confirm Active bypass
First Time appeared Freerdp
Freerdp freerdp
Weaknesses CWE-306
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:freerdp:freerdp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Freerdp
Freerdp freerdp
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-14T22:52:13.434Z

Reserved: 2026-10-14T22:11:15.575Z

Link: CVE-2026-110838

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-10-14T23:17:24.023

Modified: 2026-10-15T15:54:26.210

Link: CVE-2026-110838

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-10-14T22:52:13Z

Links: CVE-2026-110838 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-15T13:00:18Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-306

    Missing Authentication for Critical Function