Authenticated device compromise via firmware chunk overflow
Published Jun 15, 2026 · Updated Jun 15, 2026
Stack-based buffer overflow in Yealink SIP-T46U 108.86.0.118 allows remote authenticated users to compromise the phone over a local network. The firmware chunk upload handler at /api/upgrade/upgrade passes attacker-controlled uid and start_offset values to sprintf without enforcing the destination stack buffer's bounds. Access requires low privileges and adjacent-network reachability; successful exploitation can corrupt memory and produce complete device compromise.
Summary
What happened
Stack-based buffer overflow in Yealink SIP-T46U 108.86.0.118 allows remote authenticated users to compromise the phone over a local network. The firmware chunk upload handler at /api/upgrade/upgrade passes attacker-controlled uid and start_offset values to sprintf without enforcing the destination stack buffer's bounds. Access requires low privileges and adjacent-network reachability; successful exploitation can corrupt memory and produce complete device compromise.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-12221
- Published
- Jun 15, 2026
- Updated
- Jun 15, 2026
- Vendor
- Yealink
- Product
- SIP-T46U
- Classifications
- CWE-121, CWE-119, T1190
- Attack vector
- adjacent
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jun 15, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jun 15, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=108.86.0.118
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Public exploit references
- T46U firmware upgrade chunk stack-overflow archiveproof of concept · unverified
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