CVE-2026-63201: netopeer2-server logging has format string vulnerability via subtree filter

Published Oct 30, 2026
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Updated

Netopeer2 is a server for implementing network configuration management based on the NETCONF Protocol. In affected versions, a low-privileged authenticated NETCONF user can remotely crash netopeer2-server by sending a get RPC with an invalid subtree filter whose text contains format specifiers. In src/netconf.c, np2srvrpcgetcb() sends the invalid value through ERR() to np2logprintf(), where vsnprintf() first formats the message safely. In src/log.c, that already formatted buffer is subsequently passed to np2log() as the format string itself, causing vsyslog() to interpret attacker-controlled percent sequences and read invalid pointer arguments. The reported denial of service was confirmed on version 2.8.7 using NETCONF-over-SSH and AddressSanitizer; reliable remote code execution was not confirmed. The advisory identifies 2.8.8 as patched; repository comparisons verify the fix in public release 2.8.21. The affected/fixed boundary remains unresolved because no public 2.8.8 tag was located, which does not establish the status of an untagged 2.8.8 build.

Event History

Oct 30, 2026
CVE Published
via MITRE·10:03 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·10:03 PM
DescriptionWeakness
Data Sourced
via OSV·10:03 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·10:16 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness

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