FreeRDP has a heap-buffer-overflow in smartcard_unpack_set_attrib_call_CVE-2026-22855

5.6 / 10

MEDIUM

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P

Description

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.

Basic Information

ID CVE-2026-22855

Source GitHub_M

Published Jan 14, 2026 at 17:50

Affected Product

Vendor FreeRDP

Product FreeRDP

Version < 3.20.1

Affected Versions FreeRDP FreeRDP < 3.20.1

CWE Classification

CWE-125

References

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