Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessReach embedded device FTP server over network
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ExploitSend crafted FTP data to RX buffer
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ExecutionTrigger out-of-bounds read/write (CWE-195)
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ImpactCorrupt buffer memory for limited integrity/availability impact
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
ASVS 5.0
V15 - Secure Coding and Architecture Signed/unsigned conversion safety
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| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation requires a deployment that actually includes and enables the MDK-Middleware FTP Server component running version 8.3.0, and that this FTP service is reachable by the attacker over the network; the flaw is an out-of-bounds read/write in the FTP Server RX buffer (CWE-195, numeric truncation/conversion error) reached via FTP server input. The input CVSS vector indicates no user interaction and no privileges (PR:N), but the sources do not state whether the OOB condition is hit before or after FTP authentication, so a required FTP login cannot be ruled out as a limiting factor. The primary limiter on real-world exposure is that the FTP Server is an optional embedded middleware component, so only firmware/devices that build in and expose it are affected; impact is bounded (no confidentiality loss, partial integrity and availability). |
| Impact | The input CVSS of 6.5 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L) describes a network-reachable, low-complexity flaw requiring no privileges or user interaction, with bounded impact - no confidentiality loss and only partial integrity and availability impact (consistent with an out-of-bounds read/write confined to the FTP server RX buffer rather than confirmed remote code execution). The decision signals temper the raw score: SSVC records Exploitation as 'none' (no observed or public exploitation), Automatable 'yes', and Technical Impact 'partial', and the vuln.today priority is 'this_month' rather than act_now/emergency. The CVE is not in CISA KEV, no PoC or exploit reference is supplied (the only reference is the Arm vendor advisory), and no EPSS score was provided in the input, so exploitation probability cannot be quantified here. Net: this is a genuine but moderate-priority, patch-on-your-normal-cycle issue, not a drop-everything emergency - its real-world exposure is gated by whether the optional FTP Server component of MDK-Middleware is actually compiled in, enabled, and network-reachable, which the CVSS base vector does not reflect. One caveat to verify: PR:N treats the flaw as pre-authentication, but the input does not state whether the OOB condition is reached before or after FTP login - confirm against the Arm advisory whether an authenticated FTP session is required. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A remote attacker reaches an embedded device whose firmware includes Arm Keil MDK-Middleware 8.3.0 with the FTP Server component enabled and sends crafted FTP protocol data that is mishandled on the way into the server's RX buffer, driving an out-of-bounds read and write. The resulting memory corruption can disrupt the FTP service or affect adjacent memory with limited integrity impact. No public exploit code has been identified at the time of analysis. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Oct 26, 2026
Out-of-bounds reads and writes in the FTP Server RX buffer of Arm Keil MDK-Middleware 8.3.0 let network-reachable input drive memory accesses beyond the intended receive buffer, with the assessed vector (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L, 6.5) indicating low complexity, no user interaction, no confidentiality loss and only partial integrity and availability impact. Only firmware and devices that actually build in and expose the optional MDK-Middleware FTP Server component are exposed, and the sources do not state whether the out-of-bounds condition is reached before or after FTP authentication, so an FTP login may still be a limiting prerequisite. No public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis, there is no CISA KEV entry, and SSVC records exploitation as none with partial technical impact while marking the flaw automatable.
RemediationAI
The supplied data does not include a vendor-fixed version: no patch reference, commit, PR or target release is listed, and the only vendor link is the Arm documentation advisory at https://support.arm.com/documentation/112560, which should be consulted for the current fixed release and update instructions. Patch status is therefore best described as no vendor-released patch version identified at time of analysis, and no workaround is described in the available sources. The exposure-limiting control described in the assessment is component-level: only firmware and devices that build in and expose the MDK-Middleware FTP Server at 8.3.0 are affected, so deployments that do not include or enable that optional FTP component do not present the exposed path, and products that do expose it over the network should be treated as reachable until a fixed middleware version is confirmed from the Arm advisory. Confirming whether the out-of-bounds condition is reachable pre-authentication remains an open question in the sources, so FTP access controls cannot be assumed to fully contain the issue.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
The affected component is the FTP Server implementation shipped as part of Arm Keil MDK-Middleware, an embedded networking middleware stack used in microcontroller firmware; the CPE cpe:2.3:a:keil:mdk-middleware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* identifies the middleware package rather than any specific board or vendor device. The root cause class is CWE-195 (numeric truncation error): the flaw is described as out-of-bounds reads and writes to the FTP Server RX buffer, consistent with a size or offset value being truncated before it is used to bound accesses into the receive buffer. The available sources do not describe the exact input or code path that triggers the condition, and do not state whether the out-of-bounds access occurs before or after FTP authentication is completed; the assessed CVSS vector records PR:N and UI:N, but authentication requirements are not confirmed from the available data. Impact is bounded to partial integrity and availability with no confidentiality impact, matching a buffer-confined memory-safety defect rather than confirmed remote code execution, and SSVC marks the issue automatable with partial technical impact.
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AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
Network-reachable FTP server input with low complexity and no required privileges per available data; OOB read/write gives partial integrity and availability impact with no confidentiality loss.
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CVSS VectorVendor: Arm
DescriptionCVE.org
Arm Keil MDK-Middleware 8.3.0 may allow out-of-bounds reads and writes to the FTP Server RX Buffer
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
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Attack Technique
A buffer overflow occurs when a program writes more data to a memory buffer than it was allocated to hold, causing the excess data to spill into adjacent memory regions.
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