CVE-2026-109945 json
FreeRDP 3.0.0 before 3.32.0 Smartcard Use-After-Free via Concurrent Disconnect and Transmit
published 2026-10-13 27 d ago modified 2026-10-21 19 d ago also EUVD-2026-98710
- cvss
- 5.3
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.2%
- EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 14%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
FreeRDP 3.0.0 before 3.32.0 contains a heap use-after-free vulnerability in smartcard emulation when SCARD_IOCTL_DISCONNECT and SCARD_IOCTL_TRANSMIT operate concurrently on one card handle. A malicious RDP server can overlap these IRPs through separate context workers to free and reuse the SCardHandle, causing client-process heap corruption and termination.
Patch / fix
- FreeRDP FreeRDP 3.32.0
- freerdp3 Debian 14 3.32.0+dfsg-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2026-109945
- freerdp3 Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 3.32.0+dfsg-0ubuntu0.24.04.1
- freerdp3 Ubuntu 26.04 LTS 3.32.0+dfsg-0ubuntu0.26.04.1
ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2026-109945
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Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2026-109945 updated cvss 5.3
freerdp: FreeRDP 3.0.0 before 3.32.0 Smartcard Use-After-Free via Concurrent Disconnect and Transmit
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 freerdpaffected: workaround, no fix available “If smartcard redirection is not required, disable it on the FreeRDP client. Restrict connections to trusted RDP servers.”
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 freerdp, freerdp-libs, freerdp-plugins Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 freerdp, libwinpr, freerdp-libs, freerdp-plugins Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 freerdp, libwinpr, freerdp-libs Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 freerdp, libwinpr, freerdp-libsnot affected: vulnerable code not present
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CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- Proof of concept is public
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 27 d ago
Exploit prediction
0.24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 14% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- github.com https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-8rpr-jjjg-5qv6 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 4.0 | 6.0 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| CNA | 3.1 | 5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| CNA | 4.0 | 6.0 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X |
| NVD | 3.1 | 5.9 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Affected products
- FreeRDP FreeRDP
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-362 Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization
References
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github.com
/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-8rpr-jjjg-5qv6
vendor-advisory, exploit
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vulncheck.com
/advisories/freerdp-3.0.0-before-3.32.0-smartcard-use-after-free-via-concurrent-disconnect-and-transmit
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-109945
- NVD CVE-2026-109945
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