CVE-2026-15893

IPv6 denial of service via zero reachable time

Published Sep 14, 2026 · Updated Sep 14, 2026

Denial-of-service vulnerability in Zephyr RTOS 1.7.0 through 4.4.1 allows remote attackers to crash IPv6 nodes via a crafted Router Advertisement. The handle_ra_input() path accepts a Reachable Time of 1, and net_if_ipv6_calc_reachable_time() reduces that value to zero before net_ipv6_nbr_set_reachable_timer() asserts or arms an immediate timer. An unauthenticated attacker only needs link-local adjacency; assertion-enabled builds crash, while other builds repeatedly re-solicit neighbors and lose availability.

CVSS severityUnavailable
Unscored
EPSS probability0.20%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Denial-of-service vulnerability in Zephyr RTOS 1.7.0 through 4.4.1 allows remote attackers to crash IPv6 nodes via a crafted Router Advertisement. The handle_ra_input() path accepts a Reachable Time of 1, and net_if_ipv6_calc_reachable_time() reduces that value to zero before net_ipv6_nbr_set_reachable_timer() asserts or arms an immediate timer. An unauthenticated attacker only needs link-local adjacency; assertion-enabled builds crash, while other builds repeatedly re-solicit neighbors and lose availability.

The record

CVE
CVE-2026-15893
Published
Sep 14, 2026
Updated
Sep 14, 2026
Vendor
Zephyr Project
Product
Zephyr RTOS
Classifications
T1498
Attack vector
adjacent
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Sep 14, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 14, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=1.7.0 <4.4.2

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectoradjacent
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Zephyr Project · Zephyr RTOSversion=1.7.0 <4.4.2

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectoradjacent
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

T1498Network Denial of Service

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