CVE-2026-67288
Description
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.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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References
- https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/commit/5370fb26fbf034ecd11d3026b6ad639b5fff493f
- https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/commit/f3b4347105114fe7453828736bea069999af319f
- https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-ph3q-f9w8-7jf3
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/freerdp-before-denial-of-service-via-smartcard-cache
CWEs
CWE-476
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.