CVE-2022-39283 — FreeRDP is a free remote desktop protocol library and clients
FreeRDP is a free remote desktop protocol library and clients. All FreeRDP based clients when using the `/video` command line switch might read uninitialized data, decode it as audio/video and display the result. FreeRDP based server implementations are not affected. This issue h
Published
2022-10-12T00:00:00.000Z
Last modified
2025-11-03T20:34:57.300Z
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
01What is this vulnerability?
FreeRDP is a free remote desktop protocol library and clients. All FreeRDP based clients when using the `/video` command line switch might read uninitialized data, decode it as audio/video and display the result. FreeRDP based server implementations are not affected. This issue has been patched in version 2.8.1. If you cannot upgrade do not use the `/video` switch.
02Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|
| FreeRDP | FreeRDP | <= 2.8.0 |
03Active exploitation status
Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.
04Recommended remediation
- Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
- Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
- Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.
05Technical details
For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.
06Detection signatures
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07Related CVEs
No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.
08Timeline
- Published: 2022-10-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Last modified: 2025-11-03T20:34:57.300Z
09References
- github.com — https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/releases/tag/2.8.1
- github.com — https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-6cf9-3328-qrvh
- security.gentoo.org — https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-24
- lists.fedoraproject.org — https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedorapro…
- lists.fedoraproject.org — https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedorapro…
- lists.fedoraproject.org — https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedorapro…
- lists.debian.org — https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/11/msg00010.html
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