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CVE-2026-109678GHSA-996j-34w6-5hgm

FreeRDP 3.0.0-beta1 before 3.32.0 Reachable Assertion via Emulated SCardStatusA

FreeRDP FreeRDP
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CVSS
7.1High
ExploitationPublic exploit codeCISA's assessment says proof of concept code is public, assessed 13 Oct 2026. Not in the KEV catalogCISA via CVE List
Exploit odds (EPSS)0.33%Chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 24% of CVEs. Scored 23 Oct 2026FIRST EPSS
Fixed in3.32.0Fixed versionCVE List
Published13 Oct 2026Updated 13 Oct 2026CVE List

What fixes it

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Description

FreeRDP 3.0.0-beta1 before 3.32.0, when built with verbose WinPR assertions and using smartcard emulation, has a reachable assertion: the emulated SCardStatusA passes a NULL reader-name destination to scard_copy_strings. A malicious RDP server can send an SCardStatusA request with fmszReaderNamesIsNULL=1 to abort a connecting client.

Text from CVE List

Affected versions 2

  • FreeRDPaffected: 3.0.0-beta1 before 3.32.0CVE List
  • FreeRDPunaffected: 3.32.0CVE List

References 2