Usb Host Hid Driver
CVE-2025-68656
MEDIUM
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A06:2021 - Vulnerable and Outdated Components
ASVS 5.0
V15 - Secure Coding and Architecture Memory lifecycle management
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques across 2 tactics: Execution, Privilege Escalation The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Impact | CVSS 6.8 (MEDIUM). Attack vector: Physical. Complexity: Low. Privileges required: None. User interaction: None. Exploitable via local access. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker could exploit this flaw, an immediate use-after-free when processing attacker-control. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Mar 12, 2026
Espressif ESP-IDF USB Host HID (Human Interface Device) Driver allows access to HID devices. [CVSS 6.8 MEDIUM]
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A vendor patch is available — apply it immediately. Fixed in version 1.1.0..
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Technical ContextAI · show details
Classified as CWE-416 (Use After Free). Affects Usb Host Hid Driver. Espressif ESP-IDF USB Host HID (Human Interface Device) Driver allows access to HID devices. Prior to 1.1.0, usb_class_request_get_descriptor() frees and reallocates hid_device->ctrl_xfer when an oversized descriptor is requested but continues to use the stale local pointer, leading to an immediate use-after-free when processing attacker-controlled Report Descriptor lengths. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.1.0.
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2DescriptionGitHub Advisory
Espressif ESP-IDF USB Host HID (Human Interface Device) Driver allows access to HID devices. Prior to 1.1.0, usb_class_request_get_descriptor() frees and reallocates hid_device->ctrl_xfer when an oversized descriptor is requested but continues to use the stale local pointer, leading to an immediate use-after-free when processing attacker-controlled Report Descriptor lengths. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.1.0.
Executive ViewAI
CVE-2025-68656 presents notable security risk, a use-after-free vulnerability rated CVSS 6.8. Exploitation could compromise the security of affected deployments. A patch is available and should be applied during regular vulnerability management.
Apply vendor patch. If patching is delayed: enable ASLR/DEP, apply network segmentation.
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Attack Technique
Use-after-free vulnerabilities occur when a program continues to access memory through a pointer after that memory has been deallocated.
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