Out-of-bounds Read in Contiki-Ng
CVE-2026-5855
Contiki-NG's LwM2M TLV parser lwm2m_tlv_read() in os/services/lwm2m/lwm2m-tlv.c ignores its caller-supplied buffer length argument and reads up to six bytes from the input buffer with no bounds check. The caller in lwm2m-engine.c iterates while there is at least one byte remaining, so a crafted CoAP WRITE to any LwM2M endpoint whose final TLV supplies exactly one byte triggers up to five out-of-bounds reads of heap memory adjacent to the CoAP input buffer, disclosing memory contents (including key material and peer addresses) through the parsed tlv->id, tlv->length, and tlv->value fields. Corrupted tlv_len derived from the out-of-bounds memory further corrupts the caller's parse offset. In LwM2M NoSec mode, the default for constrained devices, no authentication is required.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.005 (44.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Contiki-ng — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- disclosure@vulncheck.com (product)
- disclosure@vulncheck.com (patch)
- disclosure@vulncheck.com (issue-tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-5855?
- CVE-2026-5855 is a high-severity vulnerability in Contiki-Ng, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-08-06.
- How severe is CVE-2026-5855?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.