Medium severity · published Jan 21, 2026
CVE-2025-69209
ArduinoCore-avr has Stack-Based Buffer Overflow in WString Float/Double Constructors
6.9
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
ArduinoCore-avr contains the source code and configuration files of the Arduino AVR Boards platform. A vulnerability in versions prior to 1.8.7 allows an attacker to trigger a stack-based buffer overflow when converting floating-point values to strings with high precision. By passing very large `decimalPlaces` values to the affected String constructors or concat methods, the `dtostrf` function writes beyond fixed-size stack buffers, causing memory corruption and denial of service. Under specific conditions, this could enable arbitrary code execution on AVR-based Arduino boards.
### Patches
- The Fix is included starting from the `1.8.7` release available from the following link [ArduinoCore-avr v1.8.7](https://github.com/arduino/ArduinoCore-avr)
- The Fixing Commit is available at the following link [1a6a417f89c8901dad646efce74ae9d3ddebfd59](https://github.com/arduino/ArduinoCore-avr/pull/613/commits/1a6a417f89c8901dad646efce74ae9d3ddebfd59)
### References
- [ASEC-26-001 ArduinoCore-avr vXXXX Resolves Buffer Overflow Vulnerability](https://support.arduino.cc/hc/en-us/articles/XXXXX)
### Credits
- Maxime Rossi Bellom and Ramtine Tofighi Shirazi from SecMate (https://secmate.dev/)
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 7% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AR
ArduinoCore-avr · arduino
< 1.8.7 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-69209
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-69209
github.com
https://github.com/arduino/ArduinoCore-avr/commit/82a8ad2fb33911d8927c7af22e0472b94325d1a7
github.com
https://github.com/arduino/ArduinoCore-avr/pull/613
github.com
https://github.com/arduino/ArduinoCore-avr/releases/tag/1.8.7
github.com
https://github.com/arduino/ArduinoCore-avr/security/advisories/GHSA-pvx3-fm7w-6hjm
support.arduino.cc
https://support.arduino.cc/hc/en-us/articles/24985906702748-ASEC-26-001-ArduinoCore-AVR-v1-8-7-Resolves-Stack-Based-Buffer-Overflow-Vulnerability
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