CVE-2026-45160CWE-125

ESF-IDF: Out-of-bounds Read in lwIP DHCP Server Option Parser

Medium · published June 10, 2026

CVSS v3.1
6.5
EPSS
0%
Percentile
33.0
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

ESF-IDF is the Espressif Internet of Things (IOT) Development Framework. In versions 5.2.7, 5.3.5, 5.4.4, 5.5.4, and 6.0.1, an out-of-bounds read flaw exists in the DHCP server option parser (parse_options() in components/lwip/apps/dhcpserver/dhcpserver.c) shipped with ESP-IDF's lwIP component. The parser walks the BOOTP/DHCP options field without validating that each option's length byte and declared payload length stay within the received packet buffer. A crafted DHCP request can cause the parser to read past the end of the options buffer into adjacent heap memory. The issue affects the DHCP server used by ESP-IDF's SoftAP and any configuration where the device runs as a DHCP server on a local network. This issue has been patched in versions 5.2.8, 5.3.6, 5.4.5, 5.5.5, and 6.0.2.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
6.5 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00399 · 33.0th percentile
Weakness
CWE-125 · Out-of-bounds Read
Published
2026-06-10T00:26Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 10 JUN 00:26Z
    ESF-IDF: Out-of-bounds Read in lwIP DHCP Server Option Parser
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