Description
Improper verification of the source of a communication channel in the DNS resolver in Amazon FreeRTOS-Plus-TCP before V4.4.2 might allow remote third-party to insert a chosen address into the device's DNS cache via a forged DNS reply.



To remediate this issue, users should upgrade to version V4.4.2 and enable ipconfigDNS_CHECK_REPLY_SOURCE_IP.
Published: 2026-10-16
Score: 8.2 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Mon, 19 Oct 2026 13:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Fri, 16 Oct 2026 17:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Improper verification of the source of a communication channel in the DNS resolver in Amazon FreeRTOS-Plus-TCP before V4.4.2 might allow remote third-party to insert a chosen address into the device's DNS cache via a forged DNS reply. To remediate this issue, users should upgrade to version V4.4.2 and enable ipconfigDNS_CHECK_REPLY_SOURCE_IP.
Title Improper verification of the source of a communication channel in FreeRTOS-Plus-TCP DNS resolver
First Time appeared Freertos
Freertos freertos-plus-tcp
Weaknesses CWE-940
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:freertos:freertos-plus-tcp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Freertos
Freertos freertos-plus-tcp
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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Freertos Freertos-plus-tcp
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: AMZN

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-19T12:54:33.789Z

Reserved: 2026-09-29T13:04:14.207Z

Link: CVE-2026-102552

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-19T12:54:25.854Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-10-16T18:17:14.893

Modified: 2026-10-19T13:16:53.503

Link: CVE-2026-102552

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-19T12:54:51Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-940

    Improper Verification of Source of a Communication Channel