NULL pointer dereference in Netcore NR256CN Boa web server
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-476.
Summary
Netcore NR256CN through 1.5.140116 contains a NULL pointer dereference (CWE-476) in the user_auth() function of its Boa web server. An unauthenticated remote attacker can send a malformed Basic Authorization header that lacks a colon to a protected route, crashing the main Boa process and denying access to the management interface.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Description from the CNA
Netcore NR256CN through 1.5.140116 contains a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in the Boa web server's user_auth() function that allows unauthenticated attackers to crash the server via a malformed Authorization header. Attackers can send a Basic Authorization value lacking a colon, such as one decoding to a single character, to protected routes like /router/get_user_type.cgi to kill the main Boa process and deny management interface access.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for Netcore NR256CN.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Timeline
- 2026-10-16 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-111710
- 2026-10-16 Alias added: GHSA-w32x-fxxg-m4fc
- 2026-10-18 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
- 2026-10-19 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-19 Priority changed: LOW → MEDIUM
References
More Netcore vulnerabilities
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- TI-2026-65110 Netcore NR289-GE boa_temp process_request missing authentication CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2026-65109 Netcore NR289-GE CGI set_ntp_server_ip.cgi system os command injection CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2026-65108 Netcore NR289-GE Location Time location_time.cgi system os command injection CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2026-65105 Netcore NR289-GE CGI ap_ip.cgi system os command injection CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 10.0
Sources
- CVE-2026-111710 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-111710 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-w32x-fxxg-m4fc · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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