CVE-2026-23748 MEDIUM

CVE-2026-23748: Golioth Firmware SDK < 0.22.0 LightDB State Out-of-Bounds Read

Vendor Golioth
Product Firmware SDK
Weakness CWE-191
Published February 26, 2026
Last update May 26, 2026

CVSS base score

6.3/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality
Integrity

CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Golioth Firmware SDK version 0.10.0 prior to 0.22.0, fixed in commit d7f55b38, contain an out-of-bounds read in LightDB State string parsing. When processing a string payload, a payload_size value less than 2 can cause a size_t underflow when computing the number of bytes to copy (nbytes). The subsequent memcpy() reads past the end of the network buffer, which can crash the device. The condition is reachable from on_payload, and golioth_payload_is_null() does not block payload_size==1. A malicious server or MITM can trigger a denial of service.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

February 26, 2026 CVE published
May 26, 2026 Record updated