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Savannah lwIP SMTP client: 1 CVE, Critical 9.8

Critical 9.8 ICSA-26-279-02 · Published Oct 6, 2026

Summary

CISA reports 1 vulnerability in Savannah lwIP SMTP client. Weakness type: Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow'). Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could crash the device being accessed; a buffer overflow condition may allow remote code execution. Highest CVSS v3 score: 9.8 (Critical), exploitable over the network.

What to do: Act now: xchglabs reports that the vulnerability was fixed and released in the following patch: patch_125_smtp_txbuf.diff . This is available as available as git commit (614420f82c8729d070e01464c0dddb3c9525c772)

At a glance

Vendor
Savannah
Products
lwIP SMTP client
CVEs
CVE-2026-15340
Highest CVSS v3
9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Highest CVSS v4
–
Known exploited (KEV)
No CVE from this advisory is on the KEV list as of the last refresh
Sectors (per CISA)
Energy, Water and Wastewater Systems
Deployed
Worldwide
Vendor HQ
Sweden

Vulnerabilities

CVEWeaknessCVSS v3CVSS v4KEVDescription (from advisory)
CVE-2026-15340Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')9.8–NolwIP SMTP client does not check the size of inputs, potentially allowing a buffer overflow.

Affected products (1)

Vendor fixes and mitigations (from advisory)

Also apply CISA's standard ICS practices: minimize network exposure, keep control networks behind firewalls and isolated from business networks, and use up-to-date secure remote access.

Sources

This page is generated automatically from the CISA advisory text. It is not a substitute for the vendor's guidance; verify affected versions and fixes at the source before making changes to control systems.

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