Vulnerability record · CVE-2026-7426 · published 29 April 2026
CVE-2026-7426: Amazon freertos-plus-tcp out-of-bounds write vulnerability
Amazon · Freertos Plus Tcp
Insufficient validation of the prefix length field in IPv6 Router Advertisement processing in FreeRTOS-Plus-TCP before V4.2.6 and V4.4.1 allows an adjacent network actor to cause memory corruption by sending a crafted Router Advertisement with a prefix length value exceeding the maximum valid length, resulting in a heap buffer overflow. Users processing IPv4 RA only are not impacted. To mitigate this issue, users should upgrade to the fixed version when available.
Description
Insufficient validation of the prefix length field in IPv6 Router Advertisement processing in FreeRTOS-Plus-TCP before V4.2.6 and V4.4.1 allows an adjacent network actor to cause memory corruption by sending a crafted Router Advertisement with a prefix length value exceeding the maximum valid length, resulting in a heap buffer overflow. Users processing IPv4 RA only are not impacted. To mitigate this issue, users should upgrade to the fixed version when available.
CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/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:
Affected products
1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.
References
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/2026-023-aws/ | Vendor Advisory |
| https://github.com/FreeRTOS/FreeRTOS-Plus-TCP/releases/tag/V4.2.6 | Release Notes |
| https://github.com/FreeRTOS/FreeRTOS-Plus-TCP/releases/tag/V4.4.1 | Release Notes |
| https://github.com/FreeRTOS/FreeRTOS-Plus-TCP/security/advisories/GHSA-97qg-4359-xm3x | PatchVendor Advisory |
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Related vulnerabilities
Same products first, then exploited flaws of the same weakness class.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2026-7426), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.