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Fencer Vulns
critical 9.8

CVE-2026-8836 json

lwIP snmpv3 USM snmp_msg.c snmp_parse_inbound_frame stack-based overflow

published 2026-05-18 5 mo ago modified 2026-08-22 2 mo ago also EUVD-2026-30793

cvss
9.8
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.1%
EPSS 1.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 65%
public exploits
0
none known

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.

Patch / fix

  • lwip Debian 13 2.2.1+dfsg1-1+deb13u1
  • lwip Debian 14 2.2.1+dfsg1-5

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2026-8836

  • lwip Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS 2.1.2+dfsg1-4ubuntu0.1~esm1
  • lwip Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS 2.1.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
  • lwip Ubuntu Pro 24.04 LTS 2.2.0+dfsg1-6.1ubuntu0.1~esm1
  • lwip Ubuntu Pro 26.04 LTS 2.2.1+dfsg1-4ubuntu0.1~esm1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2026-8836

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Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2026-8836 updated cvss 9.8

lwip: lwIP: Remote code execution via stack-based buffer overflow in SNMPv3 USM Handler

  • Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat products
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
total
Assessed
5 mo ago

Exploit prediction

1.10% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 65% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 4.0 9.3 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
CNA 3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
CNA 3.0 9.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
CNA 2.0 10.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C
CNA 4.0 8.9 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/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CNA 3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA 2.0 10.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

  • n/a lwIP

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-121 Stack-based Buffer Overflow
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

Sources

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