Medium severity · published Sep 11, 2026
CVE-2026-48490
ArduinoCore-AVR: Stack-Based Buffer Overflow in String float/double concatenation handler
6.9
CVSS
0.7%
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 1.8.8 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.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.7% · higher than 52% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AR
ArduinoCore-avr · arduino
< 1.8.8 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-48490
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-48490
github.com
https://github.com/arduino/ArduinoCore-avr/pull/622/changes/9492e146880d2b05d9cb9191f1bfb2c872a48404
github.com
https://github.com/arduino/ArduinoCore-avr/releases/tag/1.8.8
github.com
https://github.com/arduino/ArduinoCore-avr/security/advisories/GHSA-fhp2-f8hw-mgpj
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