# CVE-2026-55490: OpenWrt: EAD Integer Underflow → Pre-Auth Denial of Service

- Severity: CVSS 6.5 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 25.12.5
- Published: 2026-07-07 · Updated: 2026-07-08

## Affected

- openwrt: fixed in 25.12.5

## Description

OpenWrt is a Linux operating system targeting embedded devices. Before v25.12.5, an integer underflow in handle_send_a() of the Emergency Access Daemon allows any unauthenticated attacker on the local network to crash the daemon by sending a single crafted UDP packet. The message length underflows before a bounds check and is then passed to memcpy as a very large size. This issue is fixed v25.12.5.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on openwrt, upgrade to a fixed version (25.12.5) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/openwrt/openwrt/security/advisories/GHSA-9558-77jp-g3fw
- https://github.com/openwrt/openwrt/commit/63c0767f3d02f7b10b0f0b5293366bd059a08ca5
- https://github.com/openwrt/openwrt/releases/tag/v25.12.5

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