Buffer Overflow in RT-Thread (CVE-2026-14605)
Summary
Vulnerability in RT-Thread (CVE-2026-14605). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
A vulnerability was identified in RT-Thread up to 5.0.2. Affected by this vulnerability is the function recvmsg in the library bsp/loongson/ls1cdev/libraries/ls1c_can.h of the component ls1c CAN Handler. Such manipulation leads to stack-based buffer overflow. Local access is required to approach this attack. The exploit is publicly available and might be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD GitHub Advisory
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-14605 has been found in RT-Thread.
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. CVSS score: 7.8/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "RT-Thread CVE-2026-14605" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-14605 (RT-Thread) — CWE-119 / CVSS v3 7.8
Attack vector: local / no user interaction
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
A vulnerability (CWE-119) exists in RT-Thread.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of RT-Thread.
Severity: High (CVSS 7.8/10). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run grep -r 'RT-Thread' . against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'RT-Thread' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で
RT-Threadを grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。 -
2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
References
- advisory vuldb.com
- advisory vuldb.com
- advisory vuldb.com
- advisory nvd.nist.gov
- advisory github.com
- report github.com
- report vuldb.com
- web github.com
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- web github.com