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TI-2026-71059 Aliases CVE-2026-109243GHSA-p86r-cw4x-6prq

Incorrect permissions in FreeRDP expose soft-smartcard private keys

Priority MEDIUM 52CWE-732Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
Passive
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
Present
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 1 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

FreeRDP from 3.0.0 before 3.32.0 writes private keys without owner-only permissions in crypto_write_pem (CWE-732). A local user with low privileges on a multi-user Unix host can read the world-readable PKINIT key copy in the shared temporary directory during soft-smartcard logon. A public exploit is linked in the references.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-03

Description from the CNA

FreeRDP from 3.0.0 before 3.32.0 contains an incorrect permission assignment vulnerability that allows local users to read private keys written by crypto_write_pem without owner-only permissions. Attackers on multi-user Unix hosts can enumerate the shared temporary directory during soft-smartcard logon to read the world-readable PKINIT private-key copy.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00127 2nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Partial FreeRDP (FreeRDP): 3.32.0Red Hat: 1 without a fix

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
FreeRDPFreeRDP3.0.0 to before 3.32.03.32.0Patch availableCNA
  • FreeRDP VendorFreeRDP Affected 3.0.0 to before 3.32.0 Fixed in 3.32.0 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:freerdp:freerdp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.0 to before 3.32.0VulnerableFreeRDP
  • cpe:2.3:a:freerdp:freerdp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.0 to before 3.32.0 Vulnerable ·FreeRDP

Remediation

Upgrade FreeRDP to version 3.32.0, the fixed version. Red Hat lists Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 as affected with no available fix.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-03

  • Fix · CNA FreeRDP (FreeRDP) Fixed in 3.32.0

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    FreeRDP 3.32.0

    15 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 3 HIGH, 8 MEDIUM, 4 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-71073 Double free in FreeRDP NSCodec context initializationPriority HIGH 69
    • TI-2026-71061 Improper certificate validation in FreeRDP HTTP requestsPriority HIGH 68
    • TI-2026-71066 Heap buffer overflow in FreeRDP PKCS#11 key enumerationPriority HIGH 66
    Show all 15 records →

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Not affected: 4 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-12 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-109243
  2. 2026-10-12 Alias added: GHSA-p86r-cw4x-6prq
  3. 2026-10-13 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
  4. 2026-10-13 CVSS score added · Red Hat
  5. 2026-10-13 CISA SSVC decision points changed
  6. 2026-10-13 Priority changed: LOW → MEDIUM
  7. 2026-10-15 Affected versions changed · Red Hat

References

Exploit 1

  • TI-2026-85092 Use-after-free in FreeRDP rdpgfx channel close handling CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
  • TI-2026-85091 Out-of-bounds write in FreeRDP proxy via bitmap cache v2 capability CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
  • TI-2026-24435 FreeRDP has a `size_t` underflow in ADPCM decoder leads to heap-buffer-overflow write CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-21373 Out-Of-Bounds Write in FreeRDP CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-08692 Server side NTLM does not properly check parameters in FreeRDP CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2023-21374 Out-Of-Bounds Read in FreeRDP CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
See all 336 →

Sources

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