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…

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Timeline

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1. Oct 13, 2026 · NIST NVD

   Detected

   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.

2. Oct 14, 2026 · NIST NVD

   Updated

   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.

Sources

• CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-109678

  Official CVE identifier

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• FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-109678

  30-day exploitation probability 0.3%

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• NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-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 wit

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References

• Reference · github.com
• Reference · vulncheck.com