Critical OpenWrt DHCPv6 Flaw Could Let Unauthenticated Attackers Run Code as Root

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  • Original (extern): Link oeffnen
  • Veroeffentlicht: 2026-07-28 12:56 UTC
  • Importiert: 2026-08-03 16:21 UTC
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  • uid_hash: 0b2ed8b800a276bc7a4d70911db308b694f045f5d7ed6788a5b78a304a6aee37

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OpenWrt has shipped version 24.10.8 to close a critical DHCPv6 stack overflow and a wider set of remotely triggerable flaws in network services enabled by default.

The critical issue, tracked as CVE-2026-53921 and rated 9.8 on CVSS 3.1 in OpenWrt's GitHub advisory, lets an unauthenticated attacker able to reach the DHCPv6 server overwrite a stack buffer in odhcpd through a crafted DHCPv6

Verknuepfte CVEs

CVE-ID Severity (Quelle) CVSS (Quelle) Severity (CVE.org) CVSS (CVE.org) EPSS EPSS-Pctl Veroeffentlicht (CVE.org)

CVE-2026-53921

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