# CVE-2026-28525: SWUpdate Integer Underflow in Multipart Upload Parser

- Severity: CVSS 8.2 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fix: a fix or patch is referenced
- Published: 2026-04-23 · Updated: 2026-07-28

## Affected

- sbabic swupdate: through 2025.12

## Description

SWUpdate contains an integer underflow vulnerability in the multipart upload parser in mongoose_multipart.c that allows unauthenticated attackers to cause a denial of service by sending a crafted HTTP POST request to /upload with a malformed multipart boundary and controlled TCP stream timing. Attackers can trigger an integer underflow in the mg_http_multipart_continue_wait_for_chunk() function when the buffer length falls within a specific range, causing an out-of-bounds heap read past the allocated receive buffer to a local IPC socket.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on sbabic swupdate, apply the referenced fix per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/sbabic/swupdate/commit/beee2dc0feef1cfe84f1aa6fc980e104b2e47a74
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/swupdate-integer-underflow-in-multipart-upload-parser

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