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CVE-2022-39347
Missing path sanitation with `drive` channel in FreeRDP
Low2.6EPSS 0.99%
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- GitHub_M
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| GitHub_MCNA (assigner) | 3.1 | Low2.6 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Medium5.7 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.99% · top 37% of all CVEs (7 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 2.6.
Weakness
Affected products
References (7)
- https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-c5xq-8v35-pffg (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/commit/027424c2c6c0991cb9c22f9511478229c9b17e5d (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- FEDORA-2022-fd6e43dec8 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_transferred
- FEDORA-2022-076b1c9978 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_transferred
- [debian-lts-announce] 20231117 [SECURITY] [DLA 3654-1] freerdp2 security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_transferred
- GLSA-202401-16 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_transferred
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/02/msg00016.html (opens in a new tab)
Sources
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- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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