Vulnerability · Published Oct 21, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck
CVE-2026-114046FreeRDP 3.0.0 before 3.32.0 null-pointer dereference via emulated smartcard
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-severity null pointer dereference in FreeRDP from FreeRDP. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 29% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 70.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official 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.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | freerdp2 | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-114046 |
| Debian:13 | freerdp3 | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-114046 |
| Debian:14 | freerdp3 | 3.32.0+dfsg-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-114046 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | freerdp2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-114046 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | freerdp3 | 3.32.0+dfsg-0ubuntu0.24.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-114046 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | freerdp3 | 3.32.0+dfsg-0ubuntu0.26.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-114046 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-476 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
References
- GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-q6pp-28g8-xqjc) vendor-advisory
- VulnCheck Advisory: FreeRDP 3.0.0 before 3.32.0 null-pointer dereference via emulated smartcard third-party-advisory