Vulnerability details
CVE-2026-5067
Out-of-bounds read/write in HTTP WebSocket upgrade via non-null-terminated Sec-WebSocket-Key
Official description
A remote, unauthenticated attacker can trigger memory corruption in Zephyr's HTTP server WebSocket upgrade path by sending a crafted Sec-WebSocket-Key header. The HTTP/1 header parser copies the header into a fixed-size buffer using a bounded copy that does not guarantee NUL termination when the input length reaches the buffer size. During upgrade handling the buffer is copied to a local stack buffer and passed to strlen(); if no NUL exists in-bounds, strlen() reads beyond the stack buffer and subsequent concatenation with the WebSocket magic string can write out of bounds. This leads to out-of-bounds read and write on stack memory, resulting in crash (denial of service) and potentially code execution. The path is reachable when CONFIG_HTTP_SERVER_WEBSOCKET is enabled.
CVSS scores
| Score | Version | Source | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.8Critical | 3.1 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) (zephyr) | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| zephyrproject-rtos | Zephyr | 3.7.0 ≤ v < 4.3.1 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
References and advisories
1Details
- Published
- 2026-06-09
- Last updated
- 2026-10-16
- State
- Published
- Assigner (CNA)
- zephyr
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
SSVC assessment (CISA)
- Automatable
- Yes
- Exploitation
- Proof of concept
- Technical impact
- Total
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-170Improper Null Termination
- CWE-787Out-of-bounds Write