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CVE-2026-120221VulnerabilityPublished

In FRRouting 8.4 and later, bgpd frees the same memory twice when dynamic BGP neighbors disconnect, if the peer-group

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-120221· High 8.2

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.2 High.

Data as of 13 Nov 2026, 13:16 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
8.2High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
CVSS scores by source
CNA (NetDEF)CVSS 4.08.2
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:L/AU:N/R:A

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 13 Nov 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 13 Nov 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
frroutingfrroutingAffected
  • ≥ 01da2d26911c72023e71579bf4feeb707087ef50, < 6a96f515760dc278147fbf802777956ba80c7edd
Fixed in–

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AI-suggested

Until a fix is available, avoid configurations that combine a "bgp listen range" with a Site-of-Origin (SoO) on the same peer-group. If a TCP-MD5 password is configured on the peer-group, it limits the ability of unauthorized hosts to trigger the issue. Monitor for vendor updates and apply patches once released.

Description

FRRouting versions 8.4 and later contain a vulnerability in bgpd where dynamic BGP neighbors disconnecting can cause a double free of memory if the peer-group used by a "bgp listen range" also has a Site-of-Origin (SoO) configured. This double free leads to bgpd aborting and dropping all BGP sessions on the router. The issue can be triggered by any host within the listen range opening and closing two TCP connections to the BGP port without sending BGP messages or knowing the AS number. If a TCP-MD5 password is set on the peer-group, only hosts with the password can trigger the issue. Legitimate dynamic neighbor flaps can also cause the problem. Only configurations combining a listen range with a SoO on the same peer-group are affected.

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