# CVE-2026-64860: espressif/mdns has Uncontrolled Recursion in mDNS Name Decompression

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-117493
- 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=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.11.2
- Published: 2026-11-05 · Updated: 2026-11-05

CVE-2026-64860 is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. No public exploit code is tracked. It is rated CVSS 6.5 (medium) and affects esp-protocols; fixed in 1.11.2.

## Affected

- espressif esp-protocols: fixed in 1.11.2

## Description

ESP-Protocols is a collection of protocol components for ESP-IDF. Prior to mDNS version 1.11.2, the `mdns` component follows DNS name-compression pointers recursively when parsing fully qualified domain names (FQDNs) in inbound mDNS packets without capping pointer-follow depth in `mdns_utils_read_fqdn()`. An unauthenticated attacker on the same link-local network can send a crafted packet to UDP port 5353 on an `ESP-IDF` device using `espressif/mdns` with mDNS enabled. Deep recursion exhausts the fixed-size stack of the mDNS FreeRTOS task, causing a controlled panic and reboot; persistent malicious traffic can cause a crash loop. No confidentiality or integrity impact has been demonstrated, and remote code execution is not claimed. This issue is fixed in mDNS version 1.11.2.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on espressif esp-protocols, upgrade to a fixed version (1.11.2) per the references below.
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## FAQ

### Is CVE-2026-64860 being exploited?

It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and CISA's SSVC assessment does not mark exploitation as active. That does not mean it has not been attacked: vendors and researchers can report attacks before CISA lists them. No public exploit code is tracked.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-64860

### Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-64860?

esp-protocols: before 1.11.2.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-64860

### How do I fix CVE-2026-64860?

Upgrade to a fixed version: 1.11.2.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-64860

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## References

- https://github.com/espressif/esp-protocols/security/advisories/GHSA-7fpr-vjw5-2c86
- https://github.com/espressif/esp-protocols/commit/95c882c7d7d661d28d4685bd052b024154a8402f
- https://github.com/espressif/esp-protocols/releases/tag/mdns-v1.11.2

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