vulnerability in FreeRDP 3.0.0-beta1 with smartcard emulation feature
CVE-2026-109678

7.1HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Freerdp

Status
Freerdp
Vendor
CVE Published:
13 October 2026

What is CVE-2026-109678?

In FreeRDP versions prior to 3.32.0, a vulnerability exists in the smartcard emulation feature that allows a malicious RDP server to exploit the SCardStatusA request. When built with verbose WinPR assertions, the emulation may pass a NULL reader-name destination to the scard_copy_strings function, potentially leading to client connection termination. This flaw can significantly impact users connecting to compromised RDP servers.

Affected Version(s)

FreeRDP 3.0.0-beta1 < 3.32.0

FreeRDP 3.32.0

References

https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GH...
vendor-advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/freerdp-3.0.0-beta1-...
third-party-advisory

CVSS V4

Score:
7.1
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Attack Required:
None
Privileges Required:
Undefined
User Interaction:
Unknown

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Kushalkhemka
mayank-jangid-moon
skigeek16
opensec-intelligence
.