CVE-2026-74225
U-Boot before 2026.10-rc5 contains out-of-bounds memory access in dhcp6_parse_options() that fails to validate SERVERID and CLIENTID option lengths from DHCPv6 packets. Attackers on the local network can send crafted DHCPv6 ADVERTISE or REPLY packets during netboot to corrupt memory and crash the bootloader.
Published:Sep 29, 2026
Last Modified:Sep 30, 2026
EPS:Sep 29, 2026
EPSS Score:0.00232
CVSS Score:7.1
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Denx
Product
U-boot
Denx
U-boot
Vendor
U-boot
Product
U-boot
U-boot
U-boot
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
No CAPEC recorded yet
Related CVEs
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Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
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High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
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Availability
None
Low
High
