CVE-2026-7422

MAC Address Validation Bypass in FreeRTOS-Plus-TCP IPv4 and IPv6 Packet Processing

Published Apr 29, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 7.1 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Insufficient packet validation in FreeRTOS-Plus-TCP before V4.2.6 and V4.4.1 allows an adjacent network actor to bypass all checksum and minimum-size validation by spoofing the Ethernet source MAC address to match one of the device's own registered endpoints, because the loopback detection mechanism skips all input validation for packets whose source MAC matches a local endpoint.



To mitigate this issue, users should upgrade to the fixed version when available.

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:amazon:freertos-plus-tcp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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First Time appeared Amazon
Amazon freertos-plus-tcp
Vendors & Products Amazon
Amazon freertos-plus-tcp
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Insufficient packet validation in FreeRTOS-Plus-TCP before V4.2.6 and V4.4.1 allows an adjacent network actor to bypass all checksum and minimum-size validation by spoofing the Ethernet source MAC address to match one of the device's own registered endpoints, because the loopback detection mechanism skips all input validation for packets whose source MAC matches a local endpoint. To mitigate this issue, users should upgrade to the fixed version when available.
Title MAC Address Validation Bypass in FreeRTOS-Plus-TCP IPv4 and IPv6 Packet Processing
Weaknesses CWE-290
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
AMZN
Published
Updated
Apr 29, 2026, 7:07 PM
Reserved
Apr 29, 2026, 2:27 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Apr 29, 2026, 7:16 PM
Modified
Oct 26, 2026, 8:10 PM