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CVE-2026-3608

HIGH

7.5

Description

Sending a maliciously crafted message to the kea-ctrl-agent, kea-dhcp-ddns, kea-dhcp4, or kea-dhcp6 daemons over any configured API socket or HA listener can cause the receiving daemon to exit with a stack overflow error. This issue affects Kea versions 2.6.0 through 2.6.4 and 3.0.0 through 3.0.2.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score7.5

SeverityHIGH

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack VectorNETWORK

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredNONE

User InteractionNONE

Published3/25/2026

Last Modified3/25/2026

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-617

References

https://downloads.isc.org/isc/kea/2.6.5(security-officer@isc.org)

https://downloads.isc.org/isc/kea/3.0.3(security-officer@isc.org)

https://kb.isc.org/docs/cve-2026-3608(security-officer@isc.org)

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/03/25/6(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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