Stack-based Buffer OverflowWeakness · CWE-121

CVE-2026-22316

MEDIUM · 6.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2026-03-18
Mitigation only
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71/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
A remote attacker with user privileges for the webUI can use the setting of the TFTP Filename with a POST Request to trigger a stack-based Buffer Overflow, resulting in a DoS attack.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · moderate confidence

This vulnerability is a stack-based buffer overflow in the TFTP filename parameter handling of the webUI. An authenticated user can trigger the overflow by sending a specially crafted POST request with an oversized TFTP filename value, causing a denial of service.

MitigationImplement strict input validation and bounds checking on the TFTP filename parameter before copying to the stack buffer. Limit the filename length to the buffer size and sanitize special characters.

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From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

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  1. Identify if your product has a web UI with TFTP functionality
    Locate the web interface configuration panel and check if there is a TFTP settings or filename parameter field available to authenticated users
    Affected if The product has a webUI with accessible TFTP configuration that accepts filename parameters
  2. Determine if authentication is required for TFTP configuration access
    Review access control settings for the webUI TFTP configuration area to confirm whether a user must be logged in to modify TFTP parameters
    Affected if The TFTP configuration is accessible to authenticated users without additional network-level restrictions
  3. Check for TFTP filename length input validation
    Inspect the webUI or API configuration for TFTP filename fields. Look for maximum length restrictions, input validation, or character filtering on the filename parameter
    Affected if There is no visible length limit or input validation enforced on the TFTP filename parameter in the webUI
  4. Review application logs for crash or overflow indicators
    Examine system and application logs for denial of service events, crashes, or restarts that coincide with TFTP configuration changes using unusually long filename values
    Affected if Logs show crashes or service disruptions following TFTP filename configuration attempts with long strings
  5. Check for security monitoring on TFTP web endpoints
    Review web server logs, WAF logs, or intrusion detection alerts for POST requests to TFTP configuration endpoints with abnormally long filename parameters
    Affected if Network monitoring shows POST requests to TFTP endpoints with oversized filename values (potential exploitation attempts)
  6. Verify if vendor has released advisory for this CVE
    Search vendor security advisories using CVE-2026-22316 to confirm if your specific product version is listed as affected
    Affected if Your product version matches a version the vendor has publicly acknowledged as vulnerable to CVE-2026-22316

You are affected if your product has a webUI with TFTP filename configuration accessible to authenticated users without proper input length validation on that parameter.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Implement strict input validation and bounds checking on the TFTP filename parameter before copying to the stack buffer. Limit the filename length to the buffer size and sanitize special characters.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation3.0 h
  • Implementation8.0 h
  • Testing4.0 h
  • Review / QA3.0 h
18.0 hours of engineering $3,180
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