Vulnerability record/PUBLISHED/Published Oct 21, 2026 00:36:24 UTC
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.
Base score7.1/ 10
SeverityHighCVSS 4.0
Exploitability / impact
CVSS metric breakdown
Base severityHigh
Attack vectorNetworkAV
Attack complexityLowAC
Attack requirementsNoneAT
Privileges requiredNonePR
User interactionPassiveUI
Vulnerable system confidentialityNoneVC
Vulnerable system integrityNoneVI
Vulnerable system availabilityHighVA
Subsequent system confidentialityNoneSC
Subsequent system integrityNoneSI
Subsequent system availabilityNoneSA
CVSS vector string
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NCVSS communicates standardized severity and impact characteristics. It does not establish whether a system is exploitable in your specific environment.
Record context
CVE Numbering AuthorityVulnCheck
Last updatedOct 28, 2026 15:42:09 UTC
PublishedOct 21, 2026 00:36:24 UTC
ReservedOct 20, 2026 21:41:06 UTC
Credits
- Kushalkhemka
- mayank-jangid-moon
- skigeek16
- opensec-intelligence