CVE-2026-114046

MEDIUM 6.5

FreeRDP 3.0.0 before 3.32.0 null-pointer dereference via emulated smartcard

CVSS Score

6.5

EPSS Score

0.0%

EPSS Percentile

0th

FreeRDP 3.0.0 before 3.32.0 contains a null-pointer dereference in the smartcard emulation backend that accepts a null per-reader name in SCardGetStatusChange requests. A malicious RDP server can send a crafted reader-state entry with a null szReader, causing strcmp or _wcscmp to crash the client process.

CWE	CWE-476
Vendor	freerdp
Product	freerdp
Published	Oct 21, 2026

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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Affected Versions

FreeRDP / FreeRDP

3.0.0 < 3.32.0

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗

github.com: https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-q6pp-28g8-xqjc vulncheck.com: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/freerdp-3.0.0-before-3.32.0-null-pointer-dereference-via-emulated-smartcard

Credits

Kushalkhemka mayank-jangid-moon skigeek16 opensec-intelligence