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ccoap CVE-2026-26457

| EUVDEUVD-2026-67098 HIGH
NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476)
2026-08-27 mitre GHSA-hpv9-cj7v-9vxp
7.5
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: mitre
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Vendor (mitre) PRIMARY
7.5 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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7.5 HIGH

Network-reachable CoAP service, no auth required, zero-length option triggers crash; only availability impacted, no scope change.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (mitre).

CVSS VectorVendor: mitre

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

5
Metadata Corrected
Sep 01, 2026 - 19:40 vuln.today
tag: N A removed
Analysis Generated
Sep 01, 2026 - 19:26 vuln.today
CVSS changed
Sep 01, 2026 - 19:22 NVD
7.5 (HIGH)
CVE Published
Aug 27, 2026 - 00:00 cve.org
HIGH 7.5
CVE Published
Aug 27, 2026 - 00:00 cve.org
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)

DescriptionCVE.org

ccoap 77f55c4b466e99327c24ace8a2913d3ba7e2ccd5 contains a null pointer dereference vulnerability in the coap_dump_msg() function when processing COAP messages containing options with zero length.

AnalysisAI

Null pointer dereference in ccoap's coap_dump_msg() function causes remote denial of service when processing CoAP messages that carry options with zero-length values. The flaw is pinned to commit 77f55c4b466e99327c24ace8a2913d3ba7e2ccd5 of the ipflavors/ccoap library. …

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Exploitation The CoAP service must be network-reachable by the attacker. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment CVSS 7.5 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H) characterizes this as a straightforward remote unauthenticated DoS with no complexity barrier. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
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Remediation No vendor-released patch or fixed tagged version has been identified at time of analysis. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

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Within 24 hours, identify all systems and applications using the ipflavors/ccoap library, particularly embedded services, IoT platforms, and sensor networks, and document their network exposure and operational criticality. …

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