CVE-2026-41429
HIGHImproper validation of NBNS name_len in arduino-esp32 NetBIOS leads to memory corruption
Title source: cnaDescription
arduino-esp32 is an Arduino core for the ESP32, ESP32-S2, ESP32-S3, ESP32-C3, ESP32-C6 and ESP32-H2 microcontrollers. Prior to 3.3.8, there is a remotely reachable memory corruption issue in the NBNS packet handling path. When NetBIOS is enabled by calling NBNS.begin(...), the device listens on UDP port 137 and processes untrusted NBNS requests from the local network. The request parser trusts the attacker-controlled name_len field without enforcing a bound consistent with the fixed-size destination buffers used later in the flow. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.3.8.
Scores
CVSS v3
8.8
EPSS
0.0002
EPSS Percentile
5.5%
Attack Vector
ADJACENT_NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
poc
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-121
Status
published
Products (1)
espressif/arduino-esp32
< 3.3.8
Published
Apr 24, 2026
Tracked Since
Apr 24, 2026