CVE-2026-114046
mediumFreeRDP 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…
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.
CVSS
6.5
6.5 (CVSS v3.1)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Severity source: NVD CVSS v3.1 (disclosure@vulncheck.com)
Timeline (UTC)
Published: 2026-10-21 01:17
Modified: 2026-10-28 16:17
NVD status: Awaiting Analysis
Last synced 13 hours ago
Verified against the source API 2026-10-28 16:34 UTC
Exploitation
Not listed in CISA KEV (as of last catalog sync)
Absence from KEV does not mean a CVE is not exploited. Exploitation status: unknown (no authoritative evidence in our sources).
Affected products
Not reported by the source (unknown — not "none").
Weakness classification (CWE)
Source: NVD / CISA. “NVD-CWE-Other” and “NVD-CWE-noinfo” mean NVD could not assign a specific weakness.
Mitigation & advisories
No vendor advisory or patch reference tagged by NVD. Check the references below.
References
- https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-q6pp-28g8-xqjc disclosure@vulncheck.com
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/freerdp-3.0.0-before-3.32.0-null-pointer-dereference-... disclosure@vulncheck.com
- https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-q6pp-28g8-xqjc 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Data sources
NVD CVE API 2.0 — fetched 2026-10-28 16:34 UTC · record ↗