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CVE-2026-8836

n/a lwIP — lwIP snmpv3 USM snmp_msg.c snmp_parse_inbound_frame stack-based overflow
  AV  AC  AT  PR  UI  VC  VI  VA   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   N   L   N   N   N   H   H   H    8.9   .0156   74.3     —
AFFECTED
  Product  Versions  Fixed
  lwIP     2.1.0 –   —
TIMELINE
  May 18  Reserved by VulDB
  May 18  Published (CNA: VulDB)
  Aug 22  RESCORED — CVE-2026-8836 (lwIP). CVSS 9.3 → 8.9 (NVD).
CWE-119, CWE-121 · CNA: VulDB · CVSS v4.0 · 8 references · NVD status: Deferred

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.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
DateEventDetail
May 18, 2026ReservedReserved by VulDB
May 18, 2026PublishedPublished (CNA: VulDB)
August 22, 2026RESCOREDRESCORED — CVE-2026-8836 (lwIP). CVSS 9.3 → 8.9 (NVD).

Affected

Affected products and packages — 1 row
VendorProduct / PackageEcosystemVersion introducedFixed
n/alwIP—2.1.0—

Weaknesses

CWE-119 · CWE-121

References (8)

Related

Authoritative record: CVE-2026-8836 at cve.org

Weaknesses: CWE-119 · CWE-121

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