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CVE-2026-114046

FreeRDP 3.0.0 before 3.32.0 contains a null-pointer dereference in the smartcard emulation backend…

Risk score
42/100
CVSS
6.5 v3.1
Exploit chance (30 days)
0.3%
Published
21 Oct 2026

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What to know

What it is
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.
Affected
See advisory
Fix
Upgrade the product to 3.32.0 or later.
Exploitation
No known exploitation

Why it is Yellow

  • CVSS 6.5 medium

References

Original description

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.

Last activity 21 Oct 2026. Patch Forecast updates every hour.