CVE-2026-121955

Public on 2026-11-04
Modified on 2026-11-10
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.
Severity
Important severity
Important
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CVSS v3 Base Score
7.1
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory Status
Amazon Linux 2 - Core freerdp Not Affected
Amazon Linux 2023 freerdp Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2027 Preview freerdp Pending Fix

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 7.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
NVD CVSSv3 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H