The Texas Instruments (TI) WiLink WL18xx MCP driver does not limit the number of…
Priority MEDIUM 61CWE-120Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-120 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
The Texas Instruments (TI) WiLink WL18xx MCP driver does not limit the number of information elements (IEs) of type XCC_EXT_1_IE_ID or XCC_EXT_2_IE_ID that can be parsed in a management frame. Using a specially crafted frame, a buffer overflow can be triggered that can potentially lead to remote code execution. This affects WILINK8-WIFI-MCP8 version 8.5_SP3 and earlier.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.1012 95th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 3
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:ti:wilink8-wifi-mcp8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 8.5 | Vulnerable | Texas Instruments |
| cpe:2.3:a:ti:wilink8-wifi-mcp8:8.5:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.5 | Vulnerable | Texas Instruments |
| cpe:2.3:a:ti:wilink8-wifi-mcp8:8.5:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.5 sp3 | Vulnerable | Texas Instruments |
- cpe:2.3:a:ti:wilink8-wifi-mcp8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 8.5 Vulnerable ·Texas Instruments
- cpe:2.3:a:ti:wilink8-wifi-mcp8:8.5:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.5 Vulnerable ·Texas Instruments
- cpe:2.3:a:ti:wilink8-wifi-mcp8:8.5:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.5 sp3 Vulnerable ·Texas Instruments
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-29468
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jp68-xw9h-gq7r
References
Advisory 1
Sources
- CVE-2023-29468 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-29468 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jp68-xw9h-gq7r · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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