Buffer overflow in Everest Everest-Core

CVE-2026-27815

EVerest is an EV charging software stack. Prior to versions to 2026.02.0, ISO15118_chargerImpl::handle_session_setup copies a variable-length payment_options list into a fixed-size array of length 2 without bounds checking. With schema validation disabled by default, oversized MQTT Cmd payloads can trigger out-of-bounds writes and corrupt adjacent EVSE state or crash the process. Version 2026.02.0 contains a patch.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (25.2th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 25th percentile — 25.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2026-27815: held from 0.003 to 0.003.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: +0.001

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-27815?
CVE-2026-27815 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Everest Everest-Core, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2026-03-26.
How severe is CVE-2026-27815?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.