CVE-2026-109678

EUVD-2026-98700
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.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
VulnCheckCNA
6.5 MEDIUM
NETWORK
LOW
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 23.43%
Early Detection
Affected products identified ahead of NVD analysis through intelligence sources.
VendorProductVersionSource
freerdpfreerdp
𝑥
< 3.32.0
CNA
Debian logo
Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
freerdp2
bookworm
vulnerable
freerdp3
forky
3.32.1+dfsg-1
fixed
sid
3.32.2+dfsg-1
fixed
trixie
vulnerable
Ubuntu logo
Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
freerdp
bionic
needs-triage
jammy
dne
noble
dne
resolute
dne
xenial
needs-triage
freerdp2
bionic
needs-triage
focal
needs-triage
jammy
needs-triage
noble
needs-triage
resolute
dne
freerdp3
jammy
dne
noble
needs-triage
resolute
needs-triage
Common Weakness Enumeration
Vulnerability Media Exposure
References
https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-996j-34w6-5hgm
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/freerdp-3.0.0-beta1-before-3.32.0-reachable-assertion-via-emulated-scardstatusa
https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-996j-34w6-5hgm