# CVE-2026-8836: lwIP snmpv3 USM snmp\_msg.c snmp\_parse\_inbound\_frame stack-based overflow

- Severity: CVSS 9.3 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 GitHub repo listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Fix: a fix or patch is referenced
- Published: 2026-05-18 · Updated: 2026-08-22

## Affected

- n/a lwIP: 2.1.0, 2.1.1, 2.1.2, 2.1.3, 2.2.0, 2.2.1

## Description

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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a lwIP, apply the referenced fix per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [Critical entries](https://cve.now/critical.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://vuldb.com/vuln/364474
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/364474/cti
- https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-8836
- https://vuldb.com/submit/829798
- https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?68055
- https://cgit.git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lwip.git/commit/?id=0c957ec03054eb6c8205e9c9d1d05d90ada3898c
- https://github.com/lwip-tcpip/lwip/commit/0c957ec03054eb6c8205e9c9d1d05d90ada3898c
- https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?68194
- https://github.com/Hunt-Benito/lwip-snmpv3-stack-overflow-cve-2026-8836-critical-embedded-rce

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