What is CVE-2026-109676?

CVE-2026-109676 is a high-severity vulnerability in Freerdp, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2026-10-13.

How severe is CVE-2026-109676?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Use After Free in Freerdp

CVE-2026-109676

FreeRDP from 3.0.0-beta1 before 3.32.0 contains a use-after-free vulnerability in smartcard handling that allows attackers to access a freed smartcard handle object after an invalid connect operation. Attackers can trigger an invalid smartcard connect operation to cause reuse of the freed handle, leading to memory corruption or crashes.

Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free

Published 2026-10-13.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

No EPSS score from FIRST.org yet. New CVEs usually get one within a few days; no score means no signal yet, not low risk. How EPSS works.

Affected products

Freerdp

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-416 — Use After Free

References

github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-369h-7h2p-4685 (vendor-advisory)
www.vulncheck.com/advisories/freerdp-3.0.0-beta1-before-3.32.0-use-after-free-v… (third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-109676?: CVE-2026-109676 is a high-severity vulnerability in Freerdp, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2026-10-13.
How severe is CVE-2026-109676?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.