Information disclosure in FreeRDP - CVE-2021-37594
Published: July 28, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU55404
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-37594
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote server to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to arbitrary file read vulnerability in the wfreerdp (Windows) client, if clipboard redirection is enabled (default). A malicious server can ready arbitrary file on the client's system.
Affected software
FreeRDP
How to mitigate CVE-2021-37594
Install updates from vendor's website.
FreeRDP - update to 2.4.0