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CVE-2026-62966

ESPAsyncWebServer multipart parser has null-pointer write

7.5 High

ESPAsyncWebServer is an asynchronous HTTP and WebSocket server library for ESP32, ESP8266, RP2040 and RP2350. Prior to version 3.11.2, the multipart parser in src/WebRequest.cpp frees _itemBuffer and sets it to NULL when BOUNDARY_OR_DATA matches the closing boundary of a file part, before confirming the following terminator, while leaving _itemIsFile true. If the next byte is neither the final closing dashes nor a clean CRLF, the DASH3_OR_RETURN2 or EXPECT_FEED2 rewind branch re-injects provisionally consumed bytes through itemWriteByte. Because _itemIsFile remains true, _itemBuffer[_itemBufferIndex++] writes through a null pointer. On ESP32 this causes a StoreProhibited exception, panic and device reboot, producing remote denial of service. A route with a non-trivial body/upload handler, such as a file-upload or web-OTA endpoint, must be present. This issue is fixed in version 3.11.2.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

0.43%Unchanged since Oct 31, 2026
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 7.5

ESPAsyncWebServer multipart parser has null-pointer write

ESPAsyncWebServer is an asynchronous HTTP and WebSocket server library for ESP32, ESP8266, RP2040 and RP2350. Prior to version 3.11.2, the multipart parser in src/WebRequest.cpp frees _itemBuffer and sets it to NULL when BOUNDARY_OR_DATA matches the closing boundary of a file part, before confirming the following terminator, while leaving _itemIsFile true. If the next byte is neither the final closing dashes nor a clean CRLF, the DASH3_OR_RETURN2 or EXPECT_FEED2 rewind branch re-injects provisionally consumed bytes through itemWriteByte. Because _itemIsFile remains true, _itemBuffer[_itemBufferIndex++] writes through a null pointer. On ESP32 this causes a StoreProhibited exception, panic and device reboot, producing remote denial of service. A route with a non-trivial body/upload handler, such as a file-upload or web-OTA endpoint, must be present. This issue is fixed in version 3.11.2.

Record
CVE-2026-62966
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-476, CWE-672
Updated
2026-11-06
EUVDEUVD-2026-114469 7.5

ESPAsyncWebServer is an asynchronous HTTP and WebSocket server library for ESP32, ESP8266, RP2040 and RP2350. Prior to version 3.11.2, the multipart parser in src/WebRequest.cpp frees _itemBuffer and sets it to NULL when BOUNDARY_OR_DATA matches the closing boundary of a file part, before confirming the following terminator, while leaving _itemIsFile true. If the next byte is neither the final closing dashes nor a clean CRLF, the DASH3_OR_RETURN2 or EXPECT_FEED2 rewind branch re-injects provisionally consumed bytes through itemWriteByte. Because _itemIsFile remains true, _itemBuffer[_itemBufferIndex++] writes through a null pointer. On ESP32 this causes a StoreProhibited exception, panic and device reboot, producing remote denial of service. A route with a non-trivial body/upload handler, such as a file-upload or web-OTA endpoint, must be present. This issue is fixed in version 3.11.2.

Record
EUVD-2026-114469
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-06
NVD 7.5

ESPAsyncWebServer is an asynchronous HTTP and WebSocket server library for ESP32, ESP8266, RP2040 and RP2350. Prior to version 3.11.2, the multipart parser in src/WebRequest.cpp frees _itemBuffer and sets it to NULL when BOUNDARY_OR_DATA matches the closing boundary of a file part, before confirming the following terminator, while leaving _itemIsFile true. If the next byte is neither the final closing dashes nor a clean CRLF, the DASH3_OR_RETURN2 or EXPECT_FEED2 rewind branch re-injects provisionally consumed bytes through itemWriteByte. Because _itemIsFile remains true, _itemBuffer[_itemBufferIndex++] writes through a null pointer. On ESP32 this causes a StoreProhibited exception, panic and device reboot, producing remote denial of service. A route with a non-trivial body/upload handler, such as a file-upload or web-OTA endpoint, must be present. This issue is fixed in version 3.11.2.

Record
CVE-2026-62966
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-476, CWE-672
Updated
2026-11-06
OSV 7.5

ESPAsyncWebServer multipart parser has null-pointer write

ESPAsyncWebServer is an asynchronous HTTP and WebSocket server library for ESP32, ESP8266, RP2040 and RP2350. Prior to version 3.11.2, the multipart parser in src/WebRequest.cpp frees _itemBuffer and sets it to NULL when BOUNDARY_OR_DATA matches the closing boundary of a file part, before confirming the following terminator, while leaving _itemIsFile true. If the next byte is neither the final closing dashes nor a clean CRLF, the DASH3_OR_RETURN2 or EXPECT_FEED2 rewind branch re-injects provisionally consumed bytes through itemWriteByte. Because _itemIsFile remains true, _itemBuffer[_itemBufferIndex++] writes through a null pointer. On ESP32 this causes a StoreProhibited exception, panic and device reboot, producing remote denial of service. A route with a non-trivial body/upload handler, such as a file-upload or web-OTA endpoint, must be present. This issue is fixed in version 3.11.2.

Record
CVE-2026-62966
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-476, CWE-672
Updated
2026-11-07

Affected products

History

History
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In short

CVE-2026-62966 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Esp32async Espasyncwebserver, published October 30, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.43%, the 37th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

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