CVE-2026-62948
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CVE-2026-62948 is a critical-severity vulnerability rated 9.6/10 on the CVSS scale. OpenWrt is a Linux operating system targeting embedded devices. Prior to 25.12.5, odhcpd writes a DHCPv6 client FQDN option 39 hostname into /tmp/odhcpd.leases through src/statefiles.c statefiles_write_state6() and statefiles_write_state4() without escaping, allowing newline injection of forged lease lines that LuCI rpcd-mod-luci getDHCPLeases displays through htdocs/luci-static/resources/view/status/include/40_dhcp.js and htdocs/luci-static/resources/luci.js dom.append as live HTML in the Active DHCPv6 Leases admin page. EPSS estimates a 0.31% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
OpenWrt is a Linux operating system targeting embedded devices. Prior to 25.12.5, odhcpd writes a DHCPv6 client FQDN option 39 hostname into /tmp/odhcpd.leases through src/statefiles.c statefiles_write_state6() and statefiles_write_state4() without escaping, allowing newline injection of forged lease lines that LuCI rpcd-mod-luci getDHCPLeases displays through htdocs/luci-static/resources/view/status/include/40_dhcp.js and htdocs/luci-static/resources/luci.js dom.append as live HTML in the Active DHCPv6 Leases admin page. This vulnerability is fixed in 25.12.5.
Metrics
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Openwrt | Openwrt | < 25.12.5 |
References
- https://github.com/openwrt/odhcpd/pull/404Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://github.com/openwrt/openwrt/security/advisories/GHSA-hhmc-92hw-535fExploit, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/openwrt/openwrt/security/advisories/GHSA-hhmc-92hw-535fExploit, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Analyzed
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