CVE-2026-109243
FreeRDP 3.0.0 before 3.32.0 Insecure Permissions on Soft-Smartcard Private Key File
FreeRDP from 3.0.0 before 3.32.0 contains an incorrect permission assignment vulnerability that allows local users to read private keys written by crypto_write_pem without owner-only permissions. Attackers on multi-user Unix hosts can enumerate the shared temporary directory during soft-smartcard logon to read the world-readable PKINIT private-key copy.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Passive
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
FreeRDP 3.0.0 before 3.32.0 Insecure Permissions on Soft-Smartcard Private Key File
FreeRDP from 3.0.0 before 3.32.0 contains an incorrect permission assignment vulnerability that allows local users to read private keys written by crypto_write_pem without owner-only permissions. Attackers on multi-user Unix hosts can enumerate the shared temporary directory during soft-smartcard logon to read the world-readable PKINIT private-key copy.
- Record
CVE-2026-109243- CVSS 4.0
- 4.1 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 4.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-732
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-97687
FreeRDP from 3.0.0 before 3.32.0 contains an incorrect permission assignment vulnerability that allows local users to read private keys written by crypto_write_pem without owner-only permissions. Attackers on multi-user Unix hosts can enumerate the shared temporary directory during soft-smartcard logon to read the world-readable PKINIT private-key copy.
- Record
EUVD-2026-97687- CVSS 4.0
- 4.1 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-p86r-cw4x-6prq
FreeRDP from 3.0.0 before 3.32.0 contains an incorrect permission assignment vulnerability that...
FreeRDP from 3.0.0 before 3.32.0 contains an incorrect permission assignment vulnerability that allows local users to read private keys written by crypto_write_pem without owner-only permissions. Attackers on multi-user Unix hosts can enumerate the shared temporary directory during soft-smartcard logon to read the world-readable PKINIT private-key copy.
- Record
GHSA-p86r-cw4x-6prq- CVSS 4.0
- 4.1 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/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 - CVSS 3.1
- 4.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-732
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
FreeRDP from 3.0.0 before 3.32.0 contains an incorrect permission assignment vulnerability that allows local users to read private keys written by crypto_write_pem without owner-only permissions. Attackers on multi-user Unix hosts can enumerate the shared temporary directory during soft-smartcard logon to read the world-readable PKINIT private-key copy.
- Record
CVE-2026-109243- CVSS 4.0
- 4.1 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/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 - CVSS 3.1
- 4.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-732
- Updated
- 2026-11-03
OSV
FreeRDP 3.0.0 before 3.32.0 Insecure Permissions on Soft-Smartcard Private Key File
FreeRDP from 3.0.0 before 3.32.0 contains an incorrect permission assignment vulnerability that allows local users to read private keys written by crypto_write_pem without owner-only permissions. Attackers on multi-user Unix hosts can enumerate the shared temporary directory during soft-smartcard logon to read the world-readable PKINIT private-key copy.
- Record
CVE-2026-109243- CVSS 4.0
- 4.1 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-732
- Updated
- 2026-11-04
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2026-109243
FreeRDP from 3.0.0 before 3.32.0 contains an incorrect permission assignment vulnerability that allows local users to read private keys written by crypto_write_pem without owner-only permissions. Attackers on multi-user Unix hosts can enumerate the shared temporary directory during soft-smartcard logon to read the world-readable PKINIT private-key copy.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-109243- CVSS 4.0
- 4.1 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/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 - Updated
- 2026-11-03
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2026-109243
FreeRDP from 3.0.0 before 3.32.0 contains an incorrect permission assignment vulnerability that allows local users to read private keys written by crypto_write_pem without owner-only permissions. Attackers on multi-user Unix hosts can enumerate the shared temporary directory during soft-smartcard logon to read the world-readable PKINIT private-key copy.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2026-109243- CVSS 4.0
- 4.1 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 4.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
freerdp2Debian:12 |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.10.0+dfsg1-12.10.0+dfsg1-1.12.11.2+dfsg1-12.11.2+dfsg1-1.1~exp12.11.2+dfsg1-1.1~exp2 Show 8 moreShow less2.11.5+dfsg1-12.11.7+dfsg1-12.11.7+dfsg1-22.11.7+dfsg1-32.11.7+dfsg1-42.11.7+dfsg1-52.11.7+dfsg1-62.11.7+dfsg1-6~deb12u1 |
None known |
freerdp3Debian:13 |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.15.0+dfsg-2.13.15.0+dfsg-2.1+deb13u13.15.0+dfsg-2.1+deb13u23.15.0+dfsg-2.1+deb13u33.16.0+dfsg-1 Show 45 moreShow less3.16.0+dfsg-23.17.0+dfsg-13.17.1+dfsg-13.17.1+dfsg-23.17.2+dfsg-13.17.2+dfsg-23.17.2+dfsg-33.18.0+dfsg-13.19.0+dfsg-13.19.1+dfsg-13.20.0+dfsg-13.20.2+dfsg-13.21.0+dfsg-13.22.0+dfsg-13.22.0+dfsg-1~bpo13+03.22.0+dfsg-1~bpo13+13.22.0+dfsg-33.23.0+dfsg-13.23.0+dfsg-1~bpo13+13.24.0+dfsg-13.24.0+dfsg-23.24.1+dfsg-13.24.2+dfsg-13.24.2+dfsg-1~bpo13+13.25.0+dfsg-13.25.0+dfsg-23.25.0+dfsg-33.25.0+dfsg-43.25.0+dfsg-53.26.0+dfsg-13.26.0+dfsg-1~bpo13+13.27.0+dfsg-13.27.1+dfsg-13.28.0+dfsg-13.28.0+dfsg-23.29.0+dfsg-13.30.0+dfsg-13.30.0+dfsg-1~bpo13+13.31.0+dfsg-13.31.1+dfsg-13.31.1+dfsg-1~bpo13+13.32.0+dfsg-13.32.1+dfsg-13.32.1+dfsg-1~bpo13+13.32.2+dfsg-1 |
None known |
freerdp3Debian:14 |
before 3.32.0+dfsg-1, plus listed versions 3.15.0+dfsg-2.13.16.0+dfsg-13.16.0+dfsg-23.17.0+dfsg-13.17.1+dfsg-1 Show 38 moreShow less3.17.1+dfsg-23.17.2+dfsg-13.17.2+dfsg-23.17.2+dfsg-33.18.0+dfsg-13.19.0+dfsg-13.19.1+dfsg-13.20.0+dfsg-13.20.2+dfsg-13.21.0+dfsg-13.22.0+dfsg-13.22.0+dfsg-1~bpo13+03.22.0+dfsg-1~bpo13+13.22.0+dfsg-33.23.0+dfsg-13.23.0+dfsg-1~bpo13+13.24.0+dfsg-13.24.0+dfsg-23.24.1+dfsg-13.24.2+dfsg-13.24.2+dfsg-1~bpo13+13.25.0+dfsg-13.25.0+dfsg-23.25.0+dfsg-33.25.0+dfsg-43.25.0+dfsg-53.26.0+dfsg-13.26.0+dfsg-1~bpo13+13.27.0+dfsg-13.27.1+dfsg-13.28.0+dfsg-13.28.0+dfsg-23.29.0+dfsg-13.30.0+dfsg-13.30.0+dfsg-1~bpo13+13.31.0+dfsg-13.31.1+dfsg-13.31.1+dfsg-1~bpo13+1 |
3.32.0+dfsg-1 |
freerdpUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.1.0~git20140921.1.440916e+dfsg1-5ubuntu11.1.0~git20140921.1.440916e+dfsg1-5ubuntu1.21.1.0~git20140921.1.440916e+dfsg1-5ubuntu1.31.1.0~git20140921.1.440916e+dfsg1-5ubuntu1.4 |
None known |
freerdp2Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.0.0~git20170725.1.1648deb+dfsg1-12.0.0~git20170725.1.1648deb+dfsg1-52.0.0~git20170725.1.1648deb+dfsg1-5ubuntu12.0.0~git20170725.1.1648deb+dfsg1-5ubuntu22.0.0~git20170725.1.1648deb+dfsg1-6 Show 14 moreShow less2.0.0~git20170725.1.1648deb+dfsg1-6build12.0.0~git20170725.1.1648deb+dfsg1-72.0.0~git20170725.1.1648deb+dfsg1-7ubuntu0.12.1.1+dfsg1-0ubuntu0.18.04.12.2.0+dfsg1-0ubuntu0.18.04.12.2.0+dfsg1-0ubuntu0.18.04.22.2.0+dfsg1-0ubuntu0.18.04.32.2.0+dfsg1-0ubuntu0.18.04.42.2.0+dfsg1-0ubuntu0.18.04.4+esm12.2.0+dfsg1-0ubuntu0.18.04.4+esm22.2.0+dfsg1-0ubuntu0.18.04.4+esm32.2.0+dfsg1-0ubuntu0.18.04.4+esm42.2.0+dfsg1-0ubuntu0.18.04.4+esm52.2.0+dfsg1-0ubuntu0.18.04.4+esm6 |
None known |
freerdpUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.1.0~git20140921.1.440916e+dfsg1-15ubuntu11.1.0~git20140921.1.440916e+dfsg1-15ubuntu1.18.04.11.1.0~git20140921.1.440916e+dfsg1-15ubuntu1.18.04.2 |
None known |
freerdp2Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.0.0~git20190204.1.2693389a+dfsg1-12.0.0~git20190204.1.2693389a+dfsg1-22.0.0~git20190204.1.2693389a+dfsg1-2build12.0.0~git20190204.1.2693389a+dfsg1-2build22.1.1+dfsg1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 Show 12 moreShow less2.2.0+dfsg1-0ubuntu0.20.04.12.2.0+dfsg1-0ubuntu0.20.04.22.2.0+dfsg1-0ubuntu0.20.04.32.2.0+dfsg1-0ubuntu0.20.04.42.2.0+dfsg1-0ubuntu0.20.04.52.2.0+dfsg1-0ubuntu0.20.04.62.6.1+dfsg1-0ubuntu0.20.04.12.6.1+dfsg1-0ubuntu0.20.04.22.6.1+dfsg1-0ubuntu0.20.04.2+esm12.6.1+dfsg1-0ubuntu0.20.04.2+esm22.6.1+dfsg1-0ubuntu0.20.04.2+esm32.6.1+dfsg1-0ubuntu0.20.04.2+esm4 |
None known |
freerdp2Ubuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.3.0+dfsg1-2build12.3.0+dfsg1-2ubuntu12.3.0+dfsg1-2ubuntu22.4.1+dfsg1-12.4.1+dfsg1-1ubuntu1 Show 18 moreShow less2.4.1+dfsg1-1ubuntu22.5.0+dfsg1-12.6.0+dfsg1-12.6.1+dfsg1-12.6.1+dfsg1-32.6.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu12.6.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu22.6.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu2.12.6.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu2.22.6.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu2.32.6.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu2.42.6.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu2.52.6.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu2.62.6.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu2.72.6.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu2.82.6.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu2.92.6.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu2.102.6.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu2.11 |
None known |
freerdp3Ubuntu:24.04:LTS |
before 3.32.0+dfsg-0ubuntu0.24.04.1, plus listed versions 3.4.0+dfsg1-0ubuntu23.4.0+dfsg1-0ubuntu33.4.0+dfsg1-0ubuntu43.5.0+dfsg1-0ubuntu13.5.1+dfsg1-0ubuntu1 Show 8 moreShow less3.5.1+dfsg1-0ubuntu1.13.5.1+dfsg1-0ubuntu1.23.5.1+dfsg1-0ubuntu1.43.5.1+dfsg1-0ubuntu1.53.5.1+dfsg1-0ubuntu1.63.30.0+dfsg-0ubuntu0.24.04.13.30.0+dfsg-0ubuntu0.24.04.23.31.0+dfsg-0ubuntu0.24.04.1 |
3.32.0+dfsg-0ubuntu0.24.04.1 |
freerdp2Ubuntu:Pro:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.10.0+dfsg1-1.1ubuntu12.11.2+dfsg1-12.11.2+dfsg1-1build12.11.2+dfsg1-1build32.11.5+dfsg1-1build1 Show 7 moreShow less2.11.5+dfsg1-1build22.11.5+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1~esm12.11.5+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1~esm22.11.5+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1~esm32.11.5+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1~esm42.11.5+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1~esm52.11.5+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1~esm6 |
None known |
freerdp3Ubuntu:26.04:LTS |
before 3.32.0+dfsg-0ubuntu0.26.04.1, plus listed versions 3.16.0+dfsg-23.18.0+dfsg-1ubuntu13.19.0+dfsg-13.19.1+dfsg-13.20.0+dfsg-1 Show 9 moreShow less3.20.2+dfsg-13.21.0+dfsg-13.22.0+dfsg-13.24.1+dfsg-1ubuntu13.24.2+dfsg-1ubuntu13.24.2+dfsg-1ubuntu1.13.30.0+dfsg-0ubuntu0.26.04.13.30.0+dfsg-0ubuntu0.26.04.23.31.0+dfsg-0ubuntu0.26.04.1 |
3.32.0+dfsg-0ubuntu0.26.04.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | OSV | |
| affected | OSV | |
| references | NVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-109243 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.1) in Freerdp, published October 12, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.13%, the 2nd percentile. Fixed in freerdp3 3.32.0+dfsg-1.
References
github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-q9p9-j22r-577p
vulncheck.com/advisories/freerdp-3.0.0-before-3.32.0-insecure-permissions-on-soft-smartcard-private-key-file
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-109243
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-109243
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-109243
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-109243
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