CVE-2026-45542
What it is
ESF-IDF is the Espressif Internet of Things (IOT) Development Framework. In versions 5.2.6, 5.3.5, 5.4.4, 5.5.4, and 6.0, a heap buffer overflow exists in the Security Scheme 2 (SRP6a) session-setup path of the protocomm component. The first-phase handler (handle_session_command0() in components/protocomm/src/security/security2.c) trusts the length of a client-supplied protobuf field for the SRP6a username and copies it into a buffer whose size is derived from a narrower destination type. The resulting truncation-versus-copy asymmetry corrupts the heap when an oversized value is supplied. This issue has been patched in versions 5.2.7, 5.3.6, 5.4.5, 5.5.5, and 6.0.1.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited from the same network segment without logging in. High risk of service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.3% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 7.1 HIGH (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.3% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-122
- Record status
- Analyzed
Affected
- Espressif esp-idf 5.2.6
- Espressif esp-idf 5.3.5
- Espressif esp-idf 5.4.4
- Espressif esp-idf 5.5.4
- Espressif esp-idf 6.0
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 7.1
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
Is it in your code?
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Fix and advisories
- https://github.com/espressif/esp-idf/commit/0ea58d79845ad674d0358d5de246015a68c4cb4f
- https://github.com/espressif/esp-idf/commit/56c3e385611e63162d0f2f8504ac4ae2ccfccef0
- https://github.com/espressif/esp-idf/commit/71eb2dbe6aaef830719ecac8edf409e2992b64b2
- https://github.com/espressif/esp-idf/commit/9b4cacf9cbc69379972de6a2247fcf5af9240961
- https://github.com/espressif/esp-idf/commit/a2f4554f10ba075c98cbc67464db096ba32497cf
- https://github.com/espressif/esp-idf/commit/f5d24a7e919bc5f447091479656b86da6762a103
- https://github.com/espressif/esp-idf/security/advisories/GHSA-9r76-858f-v6jh
References
- https://github.com/espressif/esp-idf/commit/0ea58d79845ad674d0358d5de246015a68c4cb4f
- https://github.com/espressif/esp-idf/commit/56c3e385611e63162d0f2f8504ac4ae2ccfccef0
- https://github.com/espressif/esp-idf/commit/71eb2dbe6aaef830719ecac8edf409e2992b64b2
- https://github.com/espressif/esp-idf/commit/9b4cacf9cbc69379972de6a2247fcf5af9240961
- https://github.com/espressif/esp-idf/commit/a2f4554f10ba075c98cbc67464db096ba32497cf
- https://github.com/espressif/esp-idf/commit/f5d24a7e919bc5f447091479656b86da6762a103
- https://github.com/espressif/esp-idf/security/advisories/GHSA-9r76-858f-v6jh