Medium severity · published Oct 21, 2026
CVE-2026-114046
FreeRDP 3.0.0 before 3.32.0 null-pointer dereference via emulated smartcard
6.5
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 17% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
FR
FreeRDP · FreeRDP
3.0.0 before 3.32.0 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-114046
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-114046
github.com
https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-q6pp-28g8-xqjc
www.vulncheck.com
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/freerdp-3.0.0-before-3.32.0-null-pointer-dereference-via-emulated-smartcard
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