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CVE-2026-111711

Netcore NR256CN through 1.5.140116 contains a pre-authentication stack overflow vulnerability in…

Risk score
72/100
CVSS
9.8 v3.1
Exploit chance (30 days)
0.5%
Published
16 Oct 2026

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What to know

What it is
Netcore NR256CN through 1.5.140116 contains a pre-authentication stack overflow vulnerability in the Boa web server's user_ok() function, which copies Basic-auth usernames with unbounded strcpy() calls into 64-byte stack buffers. Unauthenticated attackers can send a username longer than 63 bytes to any protected /rout…
Affected
See advisory
Fix
Apply the vendor's security update; see the linked advisory.
Exploitation
No known exploitation

Why it is Amber

  • CVSS 9.8 critical
  • Remotely exploitable without logging in

References

Original description

Netcore NR256CN through 1.5.140116 contains a pre-authentication stack overflow vulnerability in the Boa web server's user_ok() function, which copies Basic-auth usernames with unbounded strcpy() calls into 64-byte stack buffers. Unauthenticated attackers can send a username longer than 63 bytes to any protected /router/*.cgi route to crash the main Boa process or potentially execute code.

Last activity 16 Oct 2026. Patch Forecast updates every hour.