CVE-2026-42855
HIGHarduino-esp32: Digest authentication URI mismatch bypass in WebServer allows cross-resource replay attack
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, the WebServer Digest authentication implementation in arduino-esp32 computes the authentication hash using the URI field from the client's Authorization header, without verifying that it matches the actual requested URI. This allows an attacker who possesses any valid digest response (computed for URI-A) to authenticate requests to a completely different protected URI (URI-B), bypassing per-resource access control. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.3.8.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
X_Refsource_Confirm x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/espressif/arduino-esp32/security/advisories/GHSA-28hv-fwm3-rpcq
Scores
CVSS v3
7.5
EPSS
0.0035
EPSS Percentile
26.7%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-287
Status
published
Products (1)
espressif/arduino-esp32
< 3.3.8 (2 CPE variants)
Published
May 12, 2026
Tracked Since
May 13, 2026