CVE-2026-22855 (GCVE-0-2026-22855)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-01-14 17:50 – Updated: 2026-01-14 21:06
VLAI?
Title
FreeRDP has a heap-buffer-overflow in smartcard_unpack_set_attrib_call
Summary
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.
Severity ?
CWE
- CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds Read
Assigner
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Nomenclature
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