CVE-2026-121955
FreeRDP before 3.32.2 contains a use-after-free vulnerability in Emulate_SCardReleaseContext that frees the emulated SCardContext before its worker thread is cancelled and joined. A malicious server can send ESTABLISHCONTEXT, a long-timeout GETSTATUSCHANGE, then RELEASECONTEXT smartcard IRPs to corrupt heap memory or crash clients using smartcard emulation.
Published:Nov 4, 2026
Last Modified:Nov 4, 2026
EPS:Nov 4, 2026
EPSS Score:
CVSS Score:7.5
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Freerdp
Product
Freerdp
Freerdp
Freerdp
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
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High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
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Integrity
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Availability
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High
