CVE-2026-121955

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    CVE-2026-121955

    Published: 4 Nov 2026Last Modified: 7 Nov 2026

    Summary: FreeRDP before 3.32.2 Use-After-Free in Smartcard Emulation ReleaseContext

    Details: 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.

    References: https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/121xxx/CVE-2026-121955.json, https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-983v-jp34-f3fm, https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-121955, https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/freerdp-before-3.32.2-use-after-free-in-smartcard-emulation-releasecontext

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name:

    Purl:

    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -97eff6ddfbbfaa8e42a126d362686bd001ff8bdc

    Affected versions

    3.5.1
    3.5.0

    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
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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