CVE-2026-8836

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 9.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2026-05-18. NVD baseline CVSS 9.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
9.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 1%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

A vulnerability was found in lwIP up to 2.2.1. Affected is the function snmp_parse_inbound_frame of the file src/apps/snmp/snmp_msg.c of the component snmpv3 USM Handler. Performing a manipulation of the argument msgAuthenticationParameters results in stack-based buffer overflow. The attack may be initiated remotely. The patch is named 0c957ec03054eb6c8205e9c9d1d05d90ada3898c. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8(medium)
EG Risk
60(Track)
EG Risk 60/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity98% × 45%
Exploitation1% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
1%
EPSS %ILE
60%
KEV
Not listed

Published

May 18, 2026

Last Modified

May 23, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Jul 26, 2026
Upstream fix merged — awaiting tagged release. Sources: github_commit.
github_commit

commit 0c957ec03054 (lwip-tcpip/lwip)

Fix landed in lwip-tcpip/lwip commit 0c957ec03054 — awaiting tagged release

https://github.com/lwip-tcpip/lwip/commit/0c957ec03054eb6c8205e9c9d1d05d90ada3898c
generic

lwip.git - lwIP - A Lightweight TCPIP stack

https://cgit.git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lwip.git/commit/?id=0c957ec03054eb6c8205e9c9d1d05d90ada3898c

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-8836(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Patch Availability(1)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
ubuntuliblwip0t64 (2.2.0+dfsg1-6.1ubuntu0.1~esm1) @ noble2026-06-29ubuntu

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Weakness Classification(2)

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

All Vendor Advisories

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Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 9× in last 7d / 41× 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.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-8836?
CVE-2026-8836 is a critical vulnerability published on May 18, 2026. A vulnerability was found in lwIP up to 2.2.1. Affected is the function snmpparseinboundframe of the file src/apps/snmp/snmpmsg.c of the component snmpv3 USM Handler. Performing a manipulation of the argument msgAuthenticationParameters results in stack-based buffer overflow. The attack may be…
When was CVE-2026-8836 disclosed?
CVE-2026-8836 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 18, 2026, with the most recent update on May 23, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-8836 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-8836 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 40.3% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-8836?
CVE-2026-8836 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-8836?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-8836, 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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