CVE-2026-22790 EVerest's unchecked SLAC payload length causes stack overflow in HomeplugMessage::setup_payload
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code on EV charging stations by sending oversized SLAC payloads that trigger a stack buffer overflow.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-22790?
CVE-2026-22790 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in everest-core, published on 26 Mar 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
EVerest is an EV charging software stack. Prior to version 2026.02.0, `HomeplugMessage::setup_payload` trusts `len` after an `assert`; in release builds the check is removed, so oversized SLAC payloads are `memcpy`'d into a ~1497-byte stack buffer, corrupting the stack and enabling remote code execution from network-provided frames. Version 2026.02.0 contains a patch.
Weakness: CWE-121
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-22790?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linuxfoundation Everest.
How do I fix CVE-2026-22790?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-22790 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2026-22790 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-22790 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in everest-core
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- CVE-2025-68137 EVerest's Integer Overflow and Signed to Unsigned conversion lead to either stack buffer overflow or infinite loop
- CVE-2026-33009 EVerest: MQTT Switch-Phases Command Data Race Causing Charger State Corruptio
- CVE-2026-26008 EVerest has OOB via EVSE ID Indexing Mismatch in OCPP 2.0.1 UpdateAllowedEnergyTransferModes
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wh8w-7cfc-gq7m.