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CVE-2025-68656

Published: Jan 12, 2026Updated: Jan 22, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-416
NVD MITRE
6.8CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 92.0%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Espressif ESP-IDF USB Host HID (Human Interface Device) Driver allows access to HID devices. Prior to 1.1.0, usb_class_request_get_descriptor() frees and reallocates hid_device->ctrl_xfer when an oversized descriptor is requested but continues to use the stale local pointer, leading to an immediate use-after-free when processing attacker-controlled Report Descriptor lengths. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.1.0.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:PAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:PAttack Vector
Physical
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-416

Affected Products

usb host hid driverespressif
Embedded
Operating Systems / rtos-embedded-os
esp-usbespressif
Embedded
Operating Systems / rtos-embedded-os
espressifcommercialCNOperating Systemsaka esp-idf, arduino-esp32, esp8266 nonos sdk, espressif

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

https://components.espressif.com/components/espressif/usb_host_hid/versions/1.1.0/changelog
components.espressif.com
https://github.com/espressif/esp-usb/commit/81b37c96593c0bec92ef14c6ee6bf8cab8d8f660
github.com
https://github.com/espressif/esp-usb/security/advisories/GHSA-2pm2-62mr-c9x7
github.com

Timeline

Published
Jan 12, 2026
Last Updated
Jan 22, 2026

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