Stack-based buffer overflow in Bosch Sensortec BHI360_SensorAPI
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Physical
- 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 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-121 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the Bosch Sensortec BHI360 SensorAPI(C-Library) in versions up to and including commit d6b200416a. The vulnerability is located within the FIFO parsing and debug logging subsystem inside the function bhi360_parse_debug_message() in bhi360_parse.c (lines 1852-1875). The parser trusts the first payload byte of a debug frame as the message length (msg_length) and copies that many bytes into a fixed-size 17-byte stack buffer (debug_msg) via memcpy without performing any bounds checking. A locally or physically positioned attacker (e.g., via a malicious sensor, counterfeit hardware module, or a Man-in-the-Middle on the communication bus) can exploit this vulnerability by injecting a crafted debug frame with a length byte exceeding 16. This corrupts adjacent stack data, including the saved return address. Furthermore, because the overflowed buffer is subsequently passed to a printf-style logging sink, the attacker can supply format string specifiers (e.g., %n) to execute arbitrary code on the host microcontroller/SoC or cause a reliable system crash (Denial of Service).
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bosch Sensortec | BHI360_SensorAPI (C-Library) | 2.1.0 – 2.2.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- BHI360_SensorAPI (C-Library) VendorBosch Sensortec Affected 2.1.0 – 2.2.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-42804
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6jqh-27cv-xqr6
References
More Bosch Sensortec vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-31023 Stack-based buffer overflow in Bosch Sensortec BHI385 SensorAPI CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
- TI-2026-31025 Heap-based buffer overflow in Bosch Sensortec COINES_SDK CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.0
- TI-2026-31026 Buffer overflow in Bosch Sensortec COINES_SDK CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2026-31024 Out-of-bounds read in Bosch Sensortec BME690 SensorAPI CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3
Sources
- CVE-2026-42804 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-42804 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6jqh-27cv-xqr6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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