High severity · published Sep 17, 2026
CVE-2026-54571
ESPAsyncWebServer: Integer overflow in multipart boundary parser causes denial of service
8.7
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
ESPAsyncWebServer is an asynchronous HTTP and WebSocket server library for ESP32, ESP8266, RP2040 and RP2350. Prior to 3.11.1, the multipart/form-data parser in src/WebRequest.cpp stores _boundaryPosition as an 8-bit value while _parseMultipartPostByte processes the boundary. A remote request containing an exactly 256-byte multipart boundary wraps _boundaryPosition from 255 to zero, prevents the boundary parsing loop from terminating, consumes excessive CPU, and triggers a FreeRTOS watchdog reset on affected ESP32 or ESP8266 devices. This issue is fixed in version 3.11.1.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 44% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
ES
ESPAsyncWebServer · ESP32Async
< 3.11.1 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-54571
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-54571
github.com
https://github.com/ESP32Async/ESPAsyncWebServer/commit/b928de7cbd7debcd6266ece6a6c46f10a86d3a6f
github.com
https://github.com/ESP32Async/ESPAsyncWebServer/pull/445
github.com
https://github.com/ESP32Async/ESPAsyncWebServer/releases/tag/v3.11.1
github.com
https://github.com/ESP32Async/ESPAsyncWebServer/security/advisories/GHSA-4phx-fcj6-46r4
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