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CVE-2026-5072: zephyrproject-rtos Zephyr · CWE-1335

Affects zephyrproject-rtos ZephyrSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.5 Medium : upgrade to 4.3.1 when convenient.

Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 06:59 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
6.5Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 22% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 4.3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 22 May 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 29 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade zephyrproject-rtos Zephyr to 4.3.1.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
zephyrproject-rtosZephyrAffected
  • <4.3.1
Fixed in
  • 4.3.1
GitHubzephyrproject-rtos/zephyrpkg:github/zephyrproject-rtos/zephyrOther threatsAffected
  • *
Fixed in–
GitHubZephyrpkg:github/ZephyrOther threatsAffected
  • <4.3.1
Fixed in
  • 4.3.1

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AI-suggested

If you cannot patch yet, users should consider restricting or monitoring PTP message sources to reduce exposure to crafted messages that exploit this vulnerability.

Description

A bitwise shift vulnerability in Zephyr's PTP subsystem allows a remote attacker to cause undefined behavior and potential system crashes. An attacker sends a crafted PTP_MSG_MANAGEMENT message to set an unvalidated negative log_announce_interval value in the port's data set. When a subsequent PTP_MSG_ANNOUNCE message is processed, port_timer_set_timeout_random computes a timeout as NSEC_PER_SEC >> -log_seconds; if the attacker-supplied value is sufficiently negative (e.g., -127), the shift amount exceeds the 64-bit integer width, triggering undefined behavior in C. This can cause a system crash via a compiler-generated illegal instruction trap on some architectures, or produce an erroneous zero timeout leading to resource starvation loops or other logical errors.

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