# CVE-2026-38427: An issue in fetch\_jpg() in xdrv\_10\_scripter.ino in Tasmota through 15.3.0.3 allows a remote attacker to cause heap buffer overflow.

- 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: 2026-05-27

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

An issue in fetch_jpg() in xdrv_10_scripter.ino in Tasmota through 15.3.0.3 allows a remote attacker to cause heap buffer overflow. The Content-Length from a JPEG stream is stored in a uint16_t variable; values above 65535 wrap around, causing allocation of a smaller buffer than the data actually read.

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## References

- https://github.com/arendst/Tasmota/blob/c207cc2/tasmota/tasmota_xdrv_driver/xdrv_10_scripter.ino
- https://github.com/sermikr0/CVE-2026-38427

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