Zephyr JSON decoder incorrectly decodes array of array

published 2021-10-05 5 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2021-26829

cvss: 7.5; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 1.0%; EPSS 1.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 61%
public exploits: 0; none known

Zephyr JSON decoder incorrectly decodes array of array. Zephyr versions >= >1.14.0, >= >2.5.0 contain Attempt to Access Child of a Non-structure Pointer (CWE-588). For more information, see https://github.com/zephyrproject-rtos/zephyr/security/advisories/GHSA-289f-7mw3-2qf4

Patch / fix

links 1

github.com/zephyrproject-rtos/zephyr/security/advisories/GHSA-289f-7m… advisory

Exploit prediction

0.96% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 61% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	7.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD	3.1	7.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD	2.0	5.0	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Affected products

zephyrproject-rtos zephyr

Classification

Weakness

CWE-588 Attempt to Access Child of a Non-structure Pointer

References

github.com /zephyrproject-rtos/zephyr/security/advisories/GHSA-289f-7mw3-2qf4
patch, third-party-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2021-3510
NVD CVE-2021-3510

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Summary