CVE-2026-71974
U-Boot before 2026.10-rc3 contains an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in read_slotted_partition() that fails to validate image size against partition bounds. Attackers with physical access can supply crafted boot media with oversized headers to write past the load buffer into bootloader memory on devices without Android Verified Boot protection.
CVSS
- Versión: 4.0
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
- Puntuación base: 4.3
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.18%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 7
- Fecha de la puntuación: 6/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
🎯 Técnicas ATT&CK
Cómo se explota esta vulnerabilidad y qué consigue el atacante, en el lenguaje de MITRE ATT&CK.
- Explotación
T1091Replication Through Removable Medialateral movement · initial access85 % - Impacto principal
T1059.004Unix Shellexecution75 % - Impacto secundario
T1528Steal Application Access Tokencredential access60 %
Acceso físico con medios extraíbles (boot media) explotando CWE-787 (buffer overflow) en bootloader; permite ejecución de código privilegiado y manipulación de firmware sin validación de integridad en sistemas sin AVB.
Inferido por nuestro agente de análisis a partir de la descripción oficial, el vector CVSS y la CWE, y comprobado por un supervisor. Puede contener errores.
🛡️ Mitigaciones ATT&CK que cubren estas técnicas
Tecnologías afectadas (1)
⚠ Inferidas por IA a partir de la descripción — NVD aún no ha analizado esta CVE; no son CPE verificados.
CWE
- CWE-787
Referencias
- https://github.com/u-boot/u-boot
- https://github.com/u-boot/u-boot/blob/v2026.07/boot/bootmeth_android.c#L356
- https://github.com/u-boot/u-boot/commit/35432ef6fe2c79ab72709966e64815a45eb55c76
- https://patch.msgid.link/20260729-b4-android-bootmeth-oob-v1-1-31c3450ae0be@byteray.co.uk
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/u-boot-before-2026.10-rc3-out-of-bounds-write-via-android-bootmeth-partition-read
JSON original (NVD)
Mostrar
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