CVE-2026-67304: FreeRDP before 3.29.0 contains a null pointer dereference vulnerability in smartcard device control
Affects freerdpSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.5 High : upgrade to 3.29.0 soon.
Data as of 31 Oct 2026, 20:20 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 51% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 3.29.0
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 1 Aug 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 31 Oct 2026.
What to do
Upgrade freerdp/FreeRDP to 3.29.0.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
GitHubfreerdp/FreeRDPpkg:github/freerdp/FreeRDPOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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AI-suggested
A fix is available in FreeRDP version 3.29.0. Users should upgrade to version 3.29.0 or later to remediate this vulnerability. Patch status is confirmed by the versioning information in the description. No additional mitigations are specified.
Description
FreeRDP before 3.29.0 contains a null pointer dereference vulnerability in smartcard device control request cleanup when reader-state decoding fails. Attackers can send malformed smartcard IRP requests with non-zero cReaders and truncated reader-state data to crash the process via null pointer access in free_reader_states functions.
References
- github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-78jj-45vh-jpm5 (opens in a new tab)
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-67304 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/commit/1cc783d4c78bd2f66d3a8582dfe70a663d141444 (opens in a new tab)
- vulncheck.com/advisories/freerdp-before-null-dereference-via-smartcard-cleanup (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-67304 (opens in a new tab)
- cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-67304 (opens in a new tab)