CVE-2026-114046

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.

Score

CVSS 4.0 7.1 High

Status

Awaiting Analysis - disclosure@vulncheck.com

Published

2026-10-21

Last modified

2026-10-28

Weaknesses

CWE-476

Affected products

• Freerdp (Freerdp)

References

• https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-q6pp-28g8-xqjc
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/freerdp-3.0.0-before-3.32.0-null-pointer-dereference-via-emulated-smartcard