Heap buffer overflow in Opengear console server firmware
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-122 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Opengear IM7200, CM7100 and ACM7000 firmware from 4.8 through 5.5.2 is affected. A heap buffer overflow (CWE-122) in index.cgi is triggered by an overlong Content-Disposition name field in a multipart/form-data POST request. An unauthenticated remote attacker can crash the index.cgi process.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-01
Description from the CNA
Heap-based buffer overflow in Opengear IM72XX, CM71XX, and ACM70XX firmware versions 4.8.0 through 5.5.2 on console server appliances allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to crash the index.cgi process via a crafted multipart/form-data POST request containing an overlong Content-Disposition name field.
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
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for the Opengear IM7200, CM7100 or ACM7000 firmware.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-01
Timeline
- 2026-10-31 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-102212
- 2026-10-31 Alias added: GHSA-6gjc-q635-685r
- 2026-11-02 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
- 2026-11-06 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
More Opengear vulnerabilities
- TI-2011-03537 Opengear console servers with firmware before 2.2.1 allow remote attackers to bypass… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2019-10777 Opengear console server firmware releases prior to 4.5.0 have a stored XSS vulnerability… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.4
Sources
- CVE-2026-102212 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-102212 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6gjc-q635-685r · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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