{"id":"CVE-2026-114046","title":"FreeRDP 3.0.0 before 3.32.0 null-pointer dereference via emulated smartcard","summary":"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 …","severity":"medium","cvss":6.5,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","cvssSource":"cna","cwe":["CWE-476"],"vendor":"FreeRDP","product":"FreeRDP","affected":["FreeRDP >= 3.0.0 < 3.32.0"],"published":"2026-10-21","updated":"2026-10-21","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-21T00:36:24.797Z","source":"CVEORG","sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-114046","references":[{"url":"https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-q6pp-28g8-xqjc","label":"GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-q6pp-28g8-xqjc)"},{"url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/freerdp-3.0.0-before-3.32.0-null-pointer-dereference-via-emulated-smartcard","label":"VulnCheck Advisory: FreeRDP 3.0.0 before 3.32.0 null-pointer dereference via emulated smartcard"}],"tags":["cve.org"],"ingestedAt":"2026-10-21T01:37:08.046Z","slug":"CVE-2026-114046","body":"## Overview\n\nFreeRDP 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.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `FreeRDP >= 3.0.0 < 3.32.0`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":36,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":35.8,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}