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CVE-2026-109944

FreeRDP 3.0.0 before 3.32.0 Reachable Assertion via Stale Smartcard Handle

7.1 HighFix available

FreeRDP 3.0.0 before 3.32.0 does not remove card handles when Emulate_SCardReleaseContext releases a smartcard-emulation context, so Emulate_SCardTransmit later looks up the deleted parent context and reaches a terminating WINPR_ASSERT. A malicious RDP server can crash a connecting client with smartcard emulation and redirection enabled by releasing a context, establishing another, and issuing SCardTransmit with the stale card handle.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
Passive

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

0.29%Unchanged since Oct 14, 2026
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 7.1

FreeRDP 3.0.0 before 3.32.0 Reachable Assertion via Stale Smartcard Handle

FreeRDP 3.0.0 before 3.32.0 does not remove card handles when Emulate_SCardReleaseContext releases a smartcard-emulation context, so Emulate_SCardTransmit later looks up the deleted parent context and reaches a terminating WINPR_ASSERT. A malicious RDP server can crash a connecting client with smartcard emulation and redirection enabled by releasing a context, establishing another, and issuing SCardTransmit with the stale card handle.

Record
CVE-2026-109944
CVSS 4.0
7.1 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS 3.1
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-617
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-98709 7.1

FreeRDP 3.0.0 before 3.32.0 does not remove card handles when Emulate_SCardReleaseContext releases a smartcard-emulation context, so Emulate_SCardTransmit later looks up the deleted parent context and reaches a terminating WINPR_ASSERT. A malicious RDP server can crash a connecting client with smartcard emulation and redirection enabled by releasing a context, establishing another, and issuing SCardTransmit with the stale card handle.

Record
EUVD-2026-98709
CVSS 4.0
7.1 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Updated
2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2wj4-9p84-wwqf 7.1

FreeRDP 3.0.0 before 3.32.0 does not remove card handles when Emulate_SCardReleaseContext...

FreeRDP 3.0.0 before 3.32.0 does not remove card handles when Emulate_SCardReleaseContext releases a smartcard-emulation context, so Emulate_SCardTransmit later looks up the deleted parent context and reaches a terminating WINPR_ASSERT. A malicious RDP server can crash a connecting client with smartcard emulation and redirection enabled by releasing a context, establishing another, and issuing SCardTransmit with the stale card handle.

Record
GHSA-2wj4-9p84-wwqf
CVSS 4.0
7.1 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/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
CVSS 3.1
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-617
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD 7.1

FreeRDP 3.0.0 before 3.32.0 does not remove card handles when Emulate_SCardReleaseContext releases a smartcard-emulation context, so Emulate_SCardTransmit later looks up the deleted parent context and reaches a terminating WINPR_ASSERT. A malicious RDP server can crash a connecting client with smartcard emulation and redirection enabled by releasing a context, establishing another, and issuing SCardTransmit with the stale card handle.

Record
CVE-2026-109944
CVSS 4.0
7.1 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/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
CVSS 3.1
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-617
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 7.1

FreeRDP 3.0.0 before 3.32.0 Reachable Assertion via Stale Smartcard Handle

FreeRDP 3.0.0 before 3.32.0 does not remove card handles when Emulate_SCardReleaseContext releases a smartcard-emulation context, so Emulate_SCardTransmit later looks up the deleted parent context and reaches a terminating WINPR_ASSERT. A malicious RDP server can crash a connecting client with smartcard emulation and redirection enabled by releasing a context, establishing another, and issuing SCardTransmit with the stale card handle.

Record
CVE-2026-109944
CVSS 4.0
7.1 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Weakness
CWE-617
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2026-109944 7.1

FreeRDP 3.0.0 before 3.32.0 does not remove card handles when Emulate_SCardReleaseContext releases a smartcard-emulation context, so Emulate_SCardTransmit later looks up the deleted parent context and reaches a terminating WINPR_ASSERT. A malicious RDP server can crash a connecting client with smartcard emulation and redirection enabled by releasing a context, establishing another, and issuing SCardTransmit with the stale card handle.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-109944
CVSS 4.0
7.1 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/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
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2026-109944 7.1

FreeRDP 3.0.0 before 3.32.0 does not remove card handles when Emulate_SCardReleaseContext releases a smartcard-emulation context, so Emulate_SCardTransmit later looks up the deleted parent context and reaches a terminating WINPR_ASSERT. A malicious RDP server can crash a connecting client with smartcard emulation and redirection enabled by releasing a context, establishing another, and issuing SCardTransmit with the stale card handle.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2026-109944
CVSS 4.0
7.1 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS 3.1
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
freerdp2
Debian: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
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2.11.5+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
freerdp3
Debian: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
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3.16.0+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
freerdp3
Debian: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
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3.17.1+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
freerdp
Ubuntu: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
freerdp2
Ubuntu: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
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2.0.0~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
freerdp
Ubuntu: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
freerdp2
Ubuntu: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
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2.2.0+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
freerdp2
Ubuntu: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
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2.4.1+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
freerdp3
Ubuntu: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
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3.5.1+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
freerdp2
Ubuntu: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
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2.11.5+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
freerdp3
Ubuntu: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
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3.20.2+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

History
RecordedChangedSources
first indexedCVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2026-109944 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.1) in Freerdp, published October 13, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.29%, the 21st percentile. Fixed in freerdp3 3.32.0+dfsg-1.

References

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