High 8.2Published Sep 29, 2026

CVE-2026-74222U-Boot before 2026.10-rc5 Use-After-Free in lwIP wget Receive Callback

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 27, 2026, 3:00 PM ET)

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EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.30%, higher than 21% of scored CVEs.

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Exploited in the last 30 days

U-Boot before 2026.10-rc5 contains a use-after-free vulnerability in the httpc_recv_cb() function within the lwIP wget implementation. When HTTP data storage fails, the callback frees the connection PCB but returns ERR_BUF instead of ERR_ABRT, causing the TCP input path to access released memory and crash the bootloader.

CVSS: 8.2 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-416
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): 0.30% (percentile 21)
Assigned by: VulnCheck
NVD analysis: Awaiting Analysis
Record last updated: Oct 2, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

u-boot u-boot u_boot:u_boot (from the name)	before 2026.10-rc5	CNA record

References

References

https://github.com/u-boot/u-boot/commit/2d94618a58aeb7630f18eee33419ce48d0fd3616	patch
https://github.com/u-boot/u-boot/blob/v2026.07/net/lwip/wget.c#L194	technical-description
https://github.com/u-boot/u-boot	product
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/u-boot-before-2026.10-rc5-use-after-free-in-lwip-wget-receive-callback	third-party-advisory

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