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CVE-2026-8836

lwIP snmpv3 USM snmp_msg.c snmp_parse_inbound_frame stack-based overflow

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Not listed in CISA KEV
Fix
Fix or patch referenced
1 proof of concept on GitHub
  • Exploitation: none
  • Automatable: yes
  • Technical impact: total

Summary

A vulnerability was found in lwIP up to 2.2.1. Affected is the function snmp_parse_inbound_frame of the file src/apps/snmp/snmp_msg.c of the component snmpv3 USM Handler. Performing a manipulation of the argument msgAuthenticationParameters results in stack-based buffer overflow. The attack may be initiated remotely. The patch is named 0c957ec03054eb6c8205e9c9d1d05d90ada3898c. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue. Two separate issue reports were submitted to the project. Their processing was merged as a duplicate.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. CISA SSVC assessment

    Exploitation: none · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: total

  3. Record last updated

Affected versions

  • n/a lwIP

    2.1.0, 2.1.1, 2.1.2, 2.1.3, 2.2.0, 2.2.1

References 9

VulDB

savannah.nongnu.org

cgit.git.savannah.gnu.org

GitHub · lwip-tcpip/lwip

GitHub · Hunt-Benito/lwip-snmpv3-stack-overflow-cve-2026-8836-critical-embedded-rce