CVE-2026-121955

EUVD-2026-116955
FreeRDP before 3.32.2 contains a use-after-free vulnerability in Emulate_SCardReleaseContext that frees the emulated SCardContext before its worker thread is cancelled and joined. A malicious server can send ESTABLISHCONTEXT, a long-timeout GETSTATUSCHANGE, then RELEASECONTEXT smartcard IRPs to corrupt heap memory or crash clients using smartcard emulation.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
VulnCheckCNA
7.5 HIGH
NETWORK
LOW
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: Unknown
Early Detection
Affected products identified ahead of NVD analysis through intelligence sources (CNA/ADP records, vendor advisories, Enginsight analysis).
VendorProductVersionSource
freerdpfreerdp
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< 3.32.2
CNA
Debian logo
Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
freerdp2
bookworm
vulnerable
freerdp3
forky
3.32.2+dfsg-1
fixed
sid
3.33.0+dfsg-1
fixed
trixie
vulnerable
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-983v-jp34-f3fm
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/freerdp-before-3.32.2-use-after-free-in-smartcard-emulation-releasecontext
https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-983v-jp34-f3fm