{
  "affected": [
    {
      "ranges": [
        {
          "database_specific": {
            "extracted_events": [
              {
                "introduced": "3.0.0"
              },
              {
                "fixed": "3.32.0"
              }
            ],
            "source": "AFFECTED_FIELD"
          },
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "a34fa7c49d2a39aa49ace1d7bea9656912d8c7cb"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "d27a4f7c1c63b62a5e60e5d939ad116cfb58ffc1"
            }
          ],
          "repo": "https://github.com/freerdp/freerdp",
          "type": "GIT"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "GHSA-chh2-527f-x255"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cna_assigner": "VulnCheck",
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-307"
    ],
    "osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/109xxx/CVE-2026-109949.json"
  },
  "details": "FreeRDP 3.0.0 before 3.32.0 contains an improper restriction of excessive authentication attempts in its virtual smartcard GIDS implementation, which stores the PIN retry counter per-handle. A malicious RDP server can exhaust the counter with VERIFY APDUs, then request a new SCardConnect to reset attempts, enabling unbounded online brute-forcing of the configured smartcard PIN.",
  "id": "CVE-2026-109949",
  "modified": "2026-10-14T02:30:18.954286287Z",
  "published": "2026-10-13T13:27:15.776Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/109xxx/CVE-2026-109949.json"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-chh2-527f-x255"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-109949"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/freerdp-3.0.0-before-3.32.0-pin-brute-force-via-virtual-smartcard"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.9.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "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",
      "type": "CVSS_V4"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "FreeRDP 3.0.0 before 3.32.0 PIN Brute-Force via Virtual Smartcard"
}