CVE-2026-10663

MEDIUMPre-NVD 6.16.1
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This medium-severity CVE scores 6.1 under a secondary CVSS source (NVD's own analysis pending). EPSS exploit probability: 0.2%, top 95% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, secondary
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
6.1
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 6.1Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

In Zephyr's experimental USB host stack (CONFIG_USB_HOST_STACK), usbh_device_disconnect() (subsys/usb/host/usbh_device.c) freed the root usb_device slab object without clearing the cached pointer ctx->root. The bus removal handler dev_removed_handler() (subsys/usb/host/usbh_core.c) decides what to tear down solely from ctx->root, checking only that it is non-NULL.

Because UHC controller drivers (e.g. uhc_max3421e, uhc_mcux_common) synthesize UHC_EVT_DEV_REMOVED directly from physical bus line state with no debounce or state guard, an attacker with physical USB access (or a rogue device that bounces its connection) can deliver a second device-removed event after a root device disconnect. The handler then re-enters usbh_device_disconnect() with the dangling pointer, locking a mutex inside the freed object (use-after-free), removing the freed node from the device list, and calling k_mem_slab_free() on the already-freed block (double-free). If the slab block has been reissued to a newly attached device in between, this corrupts a live object.

Impact is denial of service (crash) and memory corruption; the attack vector is physical/local. The flaw was introduced in v4.4.0 by the connect/disconnect refactor and is fixed by clearing ctx->root in usbh_device_disconnect() before freeing.

CVSS v3
6.1
EG Score
6.1(medium)
EPSS
5.4%
KEV
Not listed

Published

July 12, 2026

Last Modified

July 14, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Jul 12, 2026
Patch available. Sources: github_commit, github.
github Patch Available

Use-after-free / double-free of the root USB device in the experimental USB host stack · Advisory · zephyrproject-rtos/zephyr · GitHub

https://github.com/zephyrproject-rtos/zephyr/security/advisories/GHSA-26q8-xjq3-f5p6
github_commit

commit 4b87a8f161a4 (zephyrproject-rtos/zephyr)

Fix landed in zephyrproject-rtos/zephyr commit 4b87a8f161a4 — awaiting tagged release

https://github.com/zephyrproject-rtos/zephyr/commit/4b87a8f161a44cb19505fa97db7cf72f64d49165

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 8× in last 7d / 8× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-07-15 16:57 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-07-15 12:38 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-07-15 02:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-07-14 13:59 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-07-13 22:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-07-13 15:19 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-07-12 16:38 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-07-12 16:37 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-10663?
CVE-2026-10663 is a medium vulnerability published on July 12, 2026. In Zephyr's experimental USB host stack (CONFIGUSBHOSTSTACK), usbhdevicedisconnect() (subsys/usb/host/usbhdevice.c) freed the root usbdevice slab object without clearing the cached pointer ctx->root. The bus removal handler devremovedhandler() (subsys/usb/host/usbhcore.c) decides what to tear down…
When was CVE-2026-10663 disclosed?
CVE-2026-10663 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 12, 2026, with the most recent update on July 14, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-10663 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-10663 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 5.4% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-10663?
CVE-2026-10663 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.1 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-10663?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-10663, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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