Buffer overflow in Espressif Esp-Idf
CVE-2026-55687
ESF-IDF is the Espressif Internet of Things (IOT) Development Framework. Versions 6.0.1, 5.5.4, 5.4.4, 5.3.5, and possibly prior contain an out-of-bounds write in jpeg_parse_dqt_marker() in components/esp_driver_jpeg/jpeg_parse_marker.c because the attacker-controlled DQT marker Tq nibble is used as an index into the qt_tbl array without validating that it is in the range 0..3, allowing malformed JPEG input to corrupt stack memory and reliably trigger a denial of service. This issue is fixed in version 6.0.2 and is expected to be fixed in versions 5.5.5, 5.4.5, and 5.3.6.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.007 (53.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 53rd percentile — 53.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Espressif Esp-Idf — versions >= 6.0.0, < 6.0.2, >= 5.5.0, <= 5.5.4, >= 5.4.0, <= 5.4.4
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- https://github.com/espressif/esp-idf/security/advisories/GHSA-v6r2-f6p2-88cj
- https://github.com/espressif/esp-idf/commit/303c01305acb8ae5c4eb24a1786300681b4822a4
- https://github.com/espressif/esp-idf/commit/6ffafe8e93142ef8ffe51a6311d4abfc0f10fe77
- https://github.com/espressif/esp-idf/commit/7ccfc00f39faf1b7e5919f45b56fe44ba699d7c1
- https://github.com/espressif/esp-idf/commit/82c5c2dad45313786fb7e973059bc9094d95c3b2
- https://github.com/espressif/esp-idf/commit/f2df45bcedef11354e83c31a9718d680a68422c4
- https://github.com/espressif/esp-idf/releases/tag/v6.0.2
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-55687?
- CVE-2026-55687 is a high-severity vulnerability in Espressif Esp-Idf, classified under Stack-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-07-10.
- How severe is CVE-2026-55687?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.