Vulnerability · Published Oct 14, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck
CVE-2026-110656miniupnpc through 2.3.3 Heap Out-of-Bounds Read via minixml parseelt
Low 3.1
In plain English
A low-severity out-of-bounds read in miniupnpc from miniupnp project. 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 22% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
miniupnpc through 2.3.3 contains a one-byte heap out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the minixml parseelt function's namespace-prefix handling that skips an end-of-buffer check after advancing past ':'. A malicious or spoofed UPnP gateway on the local network can send a device description or SOAP reply ending in ':' within an element name to crash the client.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | miniupnpc | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-110656 |
| Debian:13 | miniupnpc | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-110656 |
| Debian:14 | miniupnpc | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-110656 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | miniupnpc | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-110656 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | miniupnpc | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-110656 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | miniupnpc | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-110656 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | miniupnpc | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-110656 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| miniupnp project | miniupnpc | 0 – through 2.3.3 |
Weakness: CWE-125 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
References
- https://hackmd.io/@haind-pwn/miniupnpc-minixml-oob-read technical-description, exploit
- https://github.com/miniupnp/miniupnp/blob/bf4215a7574f88aa55859db9db00e3ae58cf42d6/miniupnpc/src/minixml.c#L141 technical-description
- https://github.com/miniupnp/miniupnp/commit/64ef08a12aabab57be0bf7e40f047c8f14dedf9c patch
- https://github.com/miniupnp/miniupnp product
- VulnCheck Advisory: miniupnpc through 2.3.3 Heap Out-of-Bounds Read via minixml parseelt third-party-advisory