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01 Record

CVE-2026-10686

Missing hop-limit decrement on IPv6 forwarding path allows unbounded packet looping (DoS) in Zephyr routers

MediumPUBLISHEDCNA: zephyr
CNA base score5.8 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L

02 Description

Missing hop-limit decrement on IPv6 forwarding path allows unbounded packet looping (DoS) in Zephyr routers

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
SSVC decision
  • ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
  • AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
  • Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.
EPSS probability
0.51% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 43.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
7.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD analysis status
Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-23.
Red Hat severity
No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2026-07-31 15:49Z2 MO AGO
Last updated
2026-10-15 22:10Z13 DAYS AGO
Reserved
2026-06-02
Assigning CNA
zephyr
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Medium (CVSS 5.8)
CNA CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L
Weaknesses
  • CWE-835Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')Base
Data version
5.2
Document digest
1491cf454d7aa3f3469fa29fe8fd2fd40b9a8c6e0dfc551391b2b9c1bf03f3ae

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
zephyrprojectzephyr1.8.0 to < 4.3.1, 4.4.0 to < 4.4.2—

06 References