CVE-2026-109587: freertos freertos-kernel Incorrect Authorization
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2026-109587 is a critical (CVSS 9.3) Incorrect Authorization vulnerability in freertos freertos-kernel. EPSS estimates a 0.14% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 2.8% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 16-10-2026PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 16-10-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Incorrect authorization in the Arm Cortex-R82 (Armv8-R AArch64) MPU port in FreeRTOS-Kernel V11.3.0 and V11.3.1 might allow an unprivileged task on MPU-enabled builds to read and write privileged kernel memory outside the regions assigned to it, via a buffer argument passed to an MPU system call. To remediate this issue, users should upgrade to version V11.3.2 or later.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions- NVDNIST9.3CriticalCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
- NVDNIST8.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
0.14%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
3%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
Change unavailable
Change unavailable
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Freertos1 product
- freertos-kernel≥ 11.3.0, ≤ 11.3.1
1 vendor · 1 product
References
3 links- aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/2026-138-aws/Vendor Advisory
- github.com/FreeRTOS/FreeRTOS-Kernel/security/advisories/GHSA-pv9j-rq42-3fjcThird Party Advisory