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FreeRDP has a heap-buffer-overflow in smartcard_unpack_set_attrib_call

Type: advisorySources: OSV

FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol. Prior to 3.20.1, a heap out-of-bounds read occurs in the smartcard SetAttrib path when cbAttrLen does not match the actual NDR buffer length. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.20.1.

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Fixed versions
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CVEs
CVE-2026-22855
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8 Nov 2026, 03:22 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

FreeRDP has a heap-buffer-overflow in smartcard_unpack_set_attrib_call

core-osv · Original source

Published 14 Jan 2026, 17:50 UTC

FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol. Prior to 3.20.1, a heap out-of-bounds read occurs in the smartcard SetAttrib path when cbAttrLen does not match the actual NDR buffer length. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.20.1.

osv:CVE-2026-22855
Complete source record
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