# CVE-2026-7426: Insufficient validation of the prefix length field in IPv6 Router Advertisement processing in FreeRTOS-Plus-TCP before…

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-7426-insufficient-validation-of-the-prefix-length-field-in-ipv6-router  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-04-29  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-7426 · Severity: high · CVSS 8.1 · Published 2026-04-29

Insufficient validation of the prefix length field in IPv6 Router Advertisement processing in FreeRTOS-Plus-TCP before V4.2.6 and V4.4.1 allows an adjacent network actor to cause memory corruption by sending a crafted Router Advertisement with a prefix length value exceeding the maximum valid length, resulting in a heap buffer overflow. Users processing IPv4 RA only are not impacted.



To mitigate this issue, users should upgrade to the fixed version when available.

Technologies: [Amazon Freertos-Plus-Tcp](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/amazon-freertos-plus-tcp). Vendors: [Amazon](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/amazon).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-7426 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-7426 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-7426?** High severity, with a CVSS score of 8.1, published 29 April 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Amazon Freertos-Plus-Tcp. The advisory does not name versions.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-7426?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-7426?** Check whether you run Amazon Freertos-Plus-Tcp. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Affected products

- Amazon Freertos-Plus-Tcp

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- [Amazon FreeRTOS-Plus-TCP integer underflow in DHCPv6 parser](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-7424-amazon-freertos-plus-tcp-integer-underflow-in-dhcpv6-parser)
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