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CVE-2026-53918

HIGH · CVSS 8.8 · Deferred

Published: 2026-10-23 · Updated: 2026-10-23 · Source: NVD

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Source record retrieved 2026-10-28T10:21:00.889036+00:00. Scheduled imports handle updates; this page does not assert that the provider was queried just now.

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Vulnerability overview

odhcpd is the DHCPv6, DHCPv4, and router-advertisement server used by OpenWrt. Prior to version 25.12, odhcpd's DHCPv6 IA handler keeps a per-message `first` lease pointer so multiple IA options in one message reuse the same Reconfigure authentication key. A DHCPv6 REQUEST from an adjacent-network client can make the first IA set `first`, then make a later same-IAID IA fail the on-link check and free that same lease, leaving `first` dangling. A following IA in the same packet allocates a new lease and copies `first->key`, producing a 16-byte heap-use-after-free read. ASan confirms the UAF; native tracing shows the packet shape can deterministically reclaim the freed lease as the destination allocation, producing a zeroed Reconfigure key copy. The validated impact is unauthenticated adjacent-network denial of service and DHCPv6 Reconfigure/ForceRenew key confusion. Arbitrary PC control is not proven for this UAF alone. This issue has been patched in version 25.12.

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  • No higher-priority signal is available in the current stored evidence.

FIRST EPSS: 0.50% · percentile 42.7 · score date 2026-10-27.

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Severity and scoring

CVSS score
8.8 · HIGH
CVSS version
4.0
CVSS vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Weaknesses
CWE-416, CWE-672, CWE-825

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Known exploitation and remediation

Not listed in the CISA catalog retrieved for this record. This does not establish that exploitation has not occurred.

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Affected products and versions

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