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CVE-2026-114046high7.1

FreeRDP 3.0.0 before 3.32.0 null-pointer dereference via emulated smartcard

Impact

FreeRDP versions 3.0.0 before 3.32.0 contain a null-pointer dereference weakness in the smartcard emulation backend. A malicious RDP server can send a crafted reader-state entry, causing the client process to crash. Access to a malicious RDP server is required.

Summarized by @cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast. Verify details against the original sources.

Affected packages

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Affected products

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FreeRDP · VulnCheck

FreeRDP

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affected

3.0.0 → before 3.32.0

semver versions

unaffected

3.32.0

semver versions

unknown

Other versions: unaffected

Original source 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.

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Original records

CVE-2026-114046

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Underlying weaknesses

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CWE-476 ↗

NULL Pointer Dereference

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Environment requirements

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Vulnerable product

cpe:2.3:a:freerdp:freerdp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

From (inclusive): 3.0.0

Before: 3.32.0

Original applicability statements
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  {
    "nodes": [
      {
        "operator": "OR",
        "negate": false,
        "cpeMatch": [
          {
            "vulnerable": true,
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:freerdp:freerdp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "versionStartIncluding": "3.0.0",
            "versionEndExcluding": "3.32.0"
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
]
Contributing organizations · 2
VulnCheck

Assigning organization

2026-10-21
CISA-ADP

Additional data publisher

2026-10-28

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References

2 sources
github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-q6pp-28g8-xqjc
vendor-advisoryVulnCheck · CISA-ADP
www.vulncheck.com/advisories/freerdp-3.0.0-before-3.32.0-null-pointer-dereference-via-emulated-smartcard
third-party-advisoryVulnCheck