{"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"],"ssvc":{"exploitation":"poc","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"partial","timestamp":"2026-10-28T15:41:33.550542Z"},"exploitAvailable":true,"published":"2026-10-21","updated":"2026-10-28","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-28T15:42:09.948Z","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"},{"url":"https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-114046.json"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-114046"},{"url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2557967"},{"url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-114046"},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-114046"}],"tags":["cve.org","exploit-available","csaf","vex","red-hat"],"epss":0.00254,"epssPercentile":0.16925,"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.\n\n## Vendor advisories\n\n- **Red Hat VEX** · Moderate · affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 · no fix planned: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 · updated 2026-10-21 · [vex](https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-114046.json)","depth":"twilight","depthScore":48,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":35.8,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":12,"ransomware":0},"changes":[{"seq":230703,"id":"CVE-2026-114046","ts":1793204065602,"field":"exploit_available","old":"false","new":"true"}]}