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CVE-2026-109243: FreeRDP 3.0.0 before 3.32.0 Insecure Permissions on Soft-Smartcard Private Key File

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.4 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-10-12 · updated 2026-10-13
• Weakness: CWE-732

Description

FreeRDP from 3.0.0 before 3.32.0 contains an incorrect permission assignment vulnerability that allows local users to read private keys written by crypto_write_pem without owner-only permissions. Attackers on multi-user Unix hosts can enumerate the shared temporary directory during soft-smartcard logon to read the world-readable PKINIT private-key copy.

Affected products

• FreeRDP: from 3.0.0 before 3.32.0 — fixed in 3.32.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: FreeRDP 3.32.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-q9p9-j22r-577p
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/freerdp-3.0.0-before-3.32.0-insecure-permissions-on-soft-smartcard-private-key-file
• https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-q9p9-j22r-577p

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