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TI-2026-71715 Aliases CVE-2026-109948GHSA-xh9q-86wg-w2r5

Uninitialized memory disclosure in FreeRDP smartcard redirection

Priority MEDIUM 57CWE-200Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Passive
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · 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. Impact type from CWE-200.

Summary

FreeRDP from 3.0.0 before 3.32.0 contains an uninitialized memory disclosure flaw in smartcard_Transmit_Call. A malicious RDP server can send SCardTransmit requests with an invalid card handle and a nonzero receive length, so the client serializes up to 66,560 uninitialized heap bytes and returns them to the server. The flaw is tracked as CWE-200, and exploitation requires user interaction on the client. A public exploit is linked in the references.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-27

Description from the CNA

FreeRDP from 3.0.0 before 3.32.0 contains an uninitialized memory disclosure vulnerability in smartcard_Transmit_Call that allows malicious RDP servers to read client memory. Servers can send SCardTransmit requests with an invalid card handle and nonzero receive length, causing smartcard_pack_transmit_return to serialize up to 66,560 uninitialized heap bytes.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00287 21st 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

Update FreeRDP to version 3.32.0. The sources list no fixed version for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-27

  • 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

    20 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 1 HIGH, 15 MEDIUM, 4 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-71718 Heap buffer over-read in FreeRDP proxy DRDYNVC channel name handlingPriority HIGH 70
    • TI-2026-71714 Unbounded memory allocation in FreeRDP drive redirection readsPriority MEDIUM 64
    • TI-2026-71713 Reachable assertion in FreeRDP lets a malicious server crash clientsPriority MEDIUM 64
    Show all 20 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. 2026-10-13 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-109948
  2. 2026-10-13 Alias added: GHSA-xh9q-86wg-w2r5
  3. 2026-10-14 CISA SSVC decision points changed
  4. 2026-10-14 Priority changed: LOW → MEDIUM
  5. 2026-10-16 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
  6. 2026-10-16 CVSS score added · 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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