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AIKIDO-2026-156512

FreeRTOS.FreeRTOS-Kernel is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation

Privilege EscalationCVE-2026-77234 Published 2 days ago

88

High Risk

This Affects:

C++FreeRTOS.FreeRTOS-Kernel
7.0.0 - 11.3.0
Fixed in 11.3.1
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TL;DR

FreeRTOS-Kernel validates software timer commands incompletely on MPU-enabled ports. An unprivileged task can submit a crafted timer command that reaches a privileged code path intended to be invoked only internally by the kernel. This lets the unprivileged task make the privileged timer service task execute an arbitrary function, running code in the privileged kernel context and bypassing MPU task isolation. The fix adds range and privilege validation to the timer command handling path.

Who does this affect?

You are affected if you are using a version that falls within the vulnerable range and you build an MPU-enabled port with FreeRTOS software timers enabled.

Background info

FreeRTOS.FreeRTOS-Kernel is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in versions 7.0.0 - 11.3.0.

How to fix this

Upgrade the FreeRTOS.FreeRTOS-Kernel library to the patch version.