Vulnerability · Published Aug 24, 2026 · Assigned by Google_Devices

CVE-2025-36939

Critical 10.0

In plain English

A critical-severity stack buffer overflow in Nest from Google. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 18% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 4.0)10.0Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 82.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Multiple vulnerabilities exist in OpenThread's handling of MLE packets. An authenticated attacker on the same Thread network could send specially crafted packets to cause a denial of service. These issues include triggerable assertion failures and a stack-based buffer overflow.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Google Nest 3.78.518349

Weakness: CWE-121 · Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H

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