CVE-2026-121955
CVE-2026-121955
8.7
HighPublished:
Last updated:
Source:disclosure@vulncheck.com
Analyzed
Weakness (CWE)
CVSS Vector
v4.0- Attack Vector
- Network
- Attack Complexity
- Low
- Attack Requirements
- None
- Privileges Required
- None
- User Interaction
- None
- Confidentiality (Vulnerable)
- None
- Integrity (Vulnerable)
- None
- Availability (Vulnerable)
- High
- Confidentiality (Subsequent)
- None
- Integrity (Subsequent)
- None
- Availability (Subsequent)
- None
Description
FreeRDP before 3.32.2 contains a use-after-free vulnerability in Emulate_SCardReleaseContext that frees the emulated SCardContext before its worker thread is cancelled and joined. A malicious server can send ESTABLISHCONTEXT, a long-timeout GETSTATUSCHANGE, then RELEASECONTEXT smartcard IRPs to corrupt heap memory or crash clients using smartcard emulation.
References
disclosure@vulncheck.com
https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-983v-jp34-f3fmdisclosure@vulncheck.com
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/freerdp-before-3.32.2-use-after-free-in-smartcard-emulation-releasecontext134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-983v-jp34-f3fm