Description
Improper verification of the source of a communication channel in the IPv6 Router Advertisement handler in Amazon FreeRTOS-Plus-TCP before V4.4.2 might allow a remote third-party to influence an endpoint's IPv6 default gateway, on-link prefix, and address configuration via a crafted Router Advertisement.



To remediate this issue, users should upgrade to version V4.4.2.
Published: 2026-10-16
Score: 9.2 Critical
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
AI Analysis

Analysis and contextual insights are available on OpenCVE Cloud.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

Additional remediation guidance may be available on OpenCVE Cloud.

Tracking

Sign in to view the affected projects.

Advisories

No advisories yet.

History

Fri, 16 Oct 2026 17:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Improper verification of the source of a communication channel in the IPv6 Router Advertisement handler in Amazon FreeRTOS-Plus-TCP before V4.4.2 might allow a remote third-party to influence an endpoint's IPv6 default gateway, on-link prefix, and address configuration via a crafted Router Advertisement. To remediate this issue, users should upgrade to version V4.4.2.
Title Improper verification of the source of a communication channel in FreeRTOS-Plus-TCP Router Advertisement handling
First Time appeared Freertos
Freertos freertos-plus-tcp
Weaknesses CWE-940
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:freertos:freertos-plus-tcp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Freertos
Freertos freertos-plus-tcp
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 9.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


Subscriptions

Freertos Freertos-plus-tcp
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: AMZN

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-16T17:30:47.034Z

Reserved: 2026-09-29T13:04:13.721Z

Link: CVE-2026-102551

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-16T18:17:14.750

Modified: 2026-10-16T18:17:14.750

Link: CVE-2026-102551

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-16T18:30:14Z

Weaknesses