CVE-2026-25532
February 04, 2026
ESF-IDF is the Espressif Internet of Things (IOT) Development Framework. In versions 5.5.2, 5.4.3, 5.3.4, 5.2.6, and 5.1.6, a vulnerability exists in the WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) Enrollee implementation where malformed EAP-WSC packets with truncated payloads can cause integer underflow during fragment length calculation. When processing EAP-Expanded (WSC) messages, the code computes frag_len by subtracting header sizes from the total packet length. If an attacker sends a packet where the EAP Length field covers only the header and flags but omits the expected payload (such as the 2-byte Message Length field when WPS_MSG_FLAG_LEN is set), frag_len becomes negative. This negative value is then implicitly cast to size_t when passed to wpabuf_put_data(), resulting in a very large unsigned value. This issue has been patched in versions 5.5.3, 5.4.4, 5.3.5, 5.2.7, and 5.1.7.
Affected Packages
https://github.com/espressif/esp-idf.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) =v5.2.6 <v5.2.7Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v5.2.7https://github.com/espressif/esp-idf.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) =v5.3.4 <v5.3.5Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v5.3.5https://github.com/espressif/esp-idf.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) =v5.4.3 <v5.4.4Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v5.4.4https://github.com/espressif/esp-idf.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) =v5.5.1 <v5.5.2Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v5.5.2https://github.com/espressif/esp-idf.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) =v5.1.6 <v5.1.7Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v5.1.7Related Resources (8)
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Contact UsCVSS v4
Base Score:
7
Attack Vector
ADJACENT
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
PASSIVE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
NONE
Vulnerable System Integrity
LOW
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
6.3
Attack Vector
ADJACENT
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
LOW
Availability
HIGH
Weakness Type (CWE)
Integer Underflow (Wrap or Wraparound)
EPSS
Base Score:
0.02