CVE-2026-48490

Medium

Description

ArduinoCore-avr contains the source code and configuration files of the Arduino AVR Boards platform. A vulnerability in versions prior to 1.8.8 allows an attacker to trigger a stack-based buffer overflow when concatenating floating-point values of sufficiently large magnitude onto an Arduino String object. By passing values near the extremes of the float or double range to `String::concat(float)`, `String::concat(double)`, `String::operator+=()`, or the `+` operator with a float/double operand, `dtostrf()` writes beyond the fixed-size stack buffer, causing memory corruption and denial of service. Under specific conditions, this could enable arbitrary code execution on AVR-based Arduino boards. The fix is included starting from the `1.8.8 `release.

SeverityMedium
CVSS6.9
Exploit probability—
ProductArduinoCore-avr
PublishedSep 11, 2026
First seenSep 11, 2026
Weakness typeCWE-120CWE-120

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
arduino ArduinoCore-avr< 1.8.8—

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CVE-2026-48490 · ArduinoCore-avr · Dark Radar