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    CVE-2026-109678

    FreeRDP 3.0.0-beta1 before 3.32.0, when built with verbose WinPR assertions and using smartcard emulation, has a reachable assertion: the emulated SCardStatusA passes a NULL reader-name destination to scard_copy_strings. A malicious RDP server can send an SCardStatusA request with fmszReaderNamesIsNULL=1 to abort a connecting client.

    Published:Oct 13, 2026
    Last Modified:Oct 13, 2026
    EPS:Oct 13, 2026
    EPSS Score:
    CVSS Score:6.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Freerdp
    Product
    Freerdp

    Exploits

    https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-996j-34w6-5hgmhttps://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-996j-34w6-5hgm

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-617 Reachable Assertion

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High