FreeRDP before 3.29.0 Denial of Service via smartcard cache
FreeRDP before 3.29.0 contains a null pointer dereference vulnerability in smartcard cache request decoders that accept NULL NDR pointers for LookupName in SCARD_IOCTL_READCACHEA and SCARD_IOCTL_WRITECACHEA operations. When smartcard emulation is enabled, attackers can send crafted smartcard cache requests with NULL lookup-name pointers to trigger strlen() on a null pointer, causing client process termination.
- Products
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- Affected versions
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- Fixed versions
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- CVEs
- CVE-2026-67288
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
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- 7 Nov 2026, 04:53 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
FreeRDP before 3.29.0 Denial of Service via smartcard cache
core-osv · Original sourcePublished 1 Aug 2026, 12:22 UTC
FreeRDP before 3.29.0 contains a null pointer dereference vulnerability in smartcard cache request decoders that accept NULL NDR pointers for LookupName in SCARD_IOCTL_READCACHEA and SCARD_IOCTL_WRITECACHEA operations. When smartcard emulation is enabled, attackers can send crafted smartcard cache requests with NULL lookup-name pointers to trigger strlen() on a null pointer, causing client process termination.
osv:CVE-2026-67288
Complete source record
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