# CVE-2026-38422: Buffer Overflow vulnerability in arendst Tasmota v.15.3.0.3 and before allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via the tasmota/ta

- Severity: CVSS 7.3 (High), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 GitHub repo listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Published: 2026-05-27 · Updated: 2026-05-28

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in arendst Tasmota v.15.3.0.3 and before allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via the tasmota/tasmota_xdrv_driver/xdrv_10_scripter.ino, fetch_jpg() function.

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## References

- https://github.com/arendst/Tasmota
- https://github.com/arendst/Tasmota/blob/development/tasmota/tasmota_xdrv_driver/xdrv_10_scripter.ino
- https://github.com/sermikr0/CVE-2026-38422

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