Controller-memory disclosure via ISO length underflow
Published Jun 30, 2026 · Updated Jun 30, 2026
Out-of-bounds read in Zephyr RTOS 3.3.0 through 4.4.1 allows physically proximate attackers to disclose memory via Bluetooth ISO. The ISOAL framed receive path accepts start-segment lengths below three, underflows an 8-bit subtraction, and copies up to 255 bytes beyond the PDU into a host HCI ISO packet. Reachability requires Controller ISO support, framed CIS or BIS reception, and the Controller-to-Host path; the bounded consequence is adjacent controller-memory disclosure.
Summary
What happened
Out-of-bounds read in Zephyr RTOS 3.3.0 through 4.4.1 allows physically proximate attackers to disclose memory via Bluetooth ISO. The ISOAL framed receive path accepts start-segment lengths below three, underflows an 8-bit subtraction, and copies up to 255 bytes beyond the PDU into a host HCI ISO packet. Reachability requires Controller ISO support, framed CIS or BIS reception, and the Controller-to-Host path; the bounded consequence is adjacent controller-memory disclosure.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-9263
- Published
- Jun 30, 2026
- Updated
- Jun 30, 2026
- Vendor
- Zephyr Project
- Product
- Zephyr RTOS
- Classifications
- CWE-125
- Attack vector
- adjacent
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jun 30, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jun 30, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
Present is not the same as exploitable
Compare your product and version with the public record. A matching version still requires validation against your environment.
Is a vulnerable build present?
Compare these published version ranges with your installed build and any vendor patches.
- Affected versionversion=3.3.0 <4.5.0
What conditions does exploitation require?
What is affected?
Published CVSS scores
CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.
Attacks
What attackers are doing with it
Daily unique IPs observed by Shadowserver honeypots for known exploited vulnerabilities (KEVs). Missing observations do not establish an absence of attacks.
Weakness, pattern, technique
Public exploit references
- ISOAL malformed framed-PDU proof of conceptproof of concept · demonstrated
Labels summarize the accepted research assessment. They do not indicate a test against your environment.
Technologies
Your stack
See the directory against your own environment.
Your stack
Check the software in your environment
Book a demo to see how Hinoki identifies affected software and validates exploitability in your environment.
Book a demo