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CVE-2026-51271

| EUVDEUVD-2026-49892 CRITICAL
Heap-based Buffer Overflow (CWE-122)
2026-07-28 cve@mitre.org GHSA-rvfj-gp2c-rw49
9.6
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: mitre
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Vendor (mitre) PRIMARY
9.6 CRITICAL
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary rating from Vendor (mitre) · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorVendor: mitre

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

Lifecycle Timeline

3
Analysis Generated
Jul 28, 2026 - 19:30 vuln.today
CVE Published
Jul 28, 2026 - 16:18 cve.org
CRITICAL 9.6
CVE Published
Jul 28, 2026 - 16:18 cve.org
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)

DescriptionCVE.org

In schreibfaul1 ESP32-audioI2S 3.4.5, a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the WAV header parsing function read_WAV_Header(). The function reads untrusted chunk size and bytes-to-skip value directly from malicious WAV files without reasonable range restriction. Abnormally large bts and headerSize values lead to out-of-bounds heap memory read/write during header parsing, which can be exploited to execute arbitrary code, disclose sensitive information, cause denial of service or escalate privileges.

AnalysisAI

Heap-based buffer overflow in ESP32-audioI2S version 3.4.5 allows remote code execution, information disclosure, denial of service, or privilege escalation when processing a malicious WAV file. The flaw resides in the read_WAV_Header() function due to lack of bounds checking on chunk size and bytes-to-skip values, enabling heap corruption. A public proof-of-concept exists (CISA SSVC 'poc'), but no active exploitation has been confirmed in CISA KEV.

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CVE-2026-51271 vulnerability details – vuln.today

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