GHSA-c26h-gm53-qg83: ESP-IDF: Stack-Based Out-of-Bounds Write in Thread Border Router ND6 Option Parsing

Published Nov 4, 2026
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ESP-IDF is the Espressif Internet of Things (IOT) Development Framework. From 5.2.0 until 5.2.8, 5.3.6, 5.4.5, 5.5.5, and 6.0.3, the OpenThread Border Router Neighbor Discovery packet handler trusts an attacker-controlled ICMPv6 option length while copying into a fixed stack buffer. A host on the same infrastructure link as the Border Router can send a crafted ICMPv6 Router Advertisement to its infrastructure interface whose oversized length causes an out-of-bounds write into adjacent stack memory. Firmware is affected only when CONFIGOPENTHREADBORDERROUTER=y; Thread end devices, routers, and RCP firmware without the Border Router feature are unaffected. Exploitation requires no authentication or user interaction and can crash or reboot the device or corrupt adjacent stack state. This issue is fixed in versions 5.2.8, 5.3.6, 5.5.5, and 6.0.3 and is scheduled to be fixed in version 5.4.5.

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade ESP-IDF to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.2.8
  2. Upgrade

    Upgrade ESP-IDF to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.3.6
  3. Upgrade

    Upgrade ESP-IDF to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.4.5
  4. Upgrade

    Upgrade ESP-IDF to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.5.5
  5. Upgrade

    Upgrade ESP-IDF to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.0.3

Event History

Nov 4, 2026
CVE Published
via OSV·06:59 PM
Data Sourced
via OSV·06:59 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness

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