openFPGALoader has a heap buffer overflow in BitParser::parseHeader() via crafted .bit file
Priority HIGH 66CWE-125Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
openFPGALoader is a utility for programming FPGAs. In 1.1.1 and earlier, a heap-buffer-overflow read vulnerability exists in BitParser::parseHeader() that allows out-of-bounds heap memory access when parsing a crafted .bit file. No FPGA hardware is required to trigger this vulnerability.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00178 7th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trabucayre | openFPGALoader | up to 1.1.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- openFPGALoader Vendortrabucayre Affected up to 1.1.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:trabucayre:openfpgaloader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 1.1.1 | Vulnerable | trabucayre |
- cpe:2.3:a:trabucayre:openfpgaloader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.1.1 Vulnerable ·trabucayre
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-35170
References
More trabucayre Openfpgaloader vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-27330 openFPGALoader has a heap buffer overflow in POFParser::parseSection() via crafted .pof file CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
Sources
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