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CVE-2026-109678 Details

Description

FreeRDP 3.0.0-beta1 before 3.32.0, when built with verbose WinPR assertions and using smartcard emulation, has a reachable assertion: the emulated SCardStatusA passes a NULL reader-name destination to scard_copy_strings. A malicious RDP server can send an SCardStatusA request with fmszReaderNamesIsNULL=1 to abort a connecting client.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

CNA: [email protected]CVSS-B:6.5 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-996j-34w6-5hgm	CISA-ADP	ExploitVendor Advisory
https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-996j-34w6-5hgm	[email protected]	ExploitVendor Advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/freerdp-3.0.0-beta1-before-3.32.0-reachable-assertion-via-emulated-scardstatusa	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-617	Reachable Assertion	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
freerdp freerdp	>= 3.0.0, < 3.32.0
CPE cpe:2.3:a:freerdp:freerdp:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

3 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Oct 20, 2026	Initial Analysis	[email protected]
Oct 13, 2026	New CVE Received	[email protected]
Oct 13, 2026	CVE Modified	CISA-ADP