CVE-2026-28520

HIGHPre-NVD 8.48.4
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 8.4 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-03-16. a secondary CVSS source baseline 8.4; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
8.4EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 8.4Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

arduino-TuyaOpen before version 1.2.1 contains a single-byte buffer overflow vulnerability in the WiFiMulti component. When the victim's smart hardware connects to an attacker-controlled AP hotspot, the attacker can exploit the overflow to execute arbitrary code on the affected embedded device.

CVSS v3
8.4
EG Score
8.4(medium)
EG Risk
42(Track)
EG Risk 42/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity84% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
9%
KEV
Not listed

Published

March 16, 2026

Last Modified

June 17, 2026

Advisory Details (3)

Auto-updated Aug 2, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

arduino-TuyaOpen WiFiMulti Single-Byte Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution | Advisories | VulnCheck

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/arduino-tuyaopen-wifimulti-single-byte-buffer-overflow-remote-code-execution
generic

GitHub - tuya/arduino-TuyaOpen: Arduino core for the T2/T3/T5 · GitHub

https://github.com/tuya/arduino-TuyaOpen

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 7× in last 7d / 28× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-09-18 19:28 UTCEPSS rescore
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  15. 2026-09-02 18:38 UTCOSV refresh
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  8. 2026-08-16 11:29 UTCEG score recompute
  9. 2026-08-16 11:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  12. 2026-08-14 20:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  17. 2026-08-12 22:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  20. 2026-08-11 21:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  23. 2026-08-11 04:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  25. 2026-08-10 06:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  26. 2026-08-09 18:37 UTCEG score recompute
  27. 2026-08-09 18:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  30. 2026-08-09 07:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  31. 2026-08-08 16:37 UTCEPSS rescore
  32. 2026-08-08 05:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  34. 2026-08-07 17:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  36. 2026-08-06 19:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  37. 2026-08-06 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  38. 2026-08-06 01:48 UTCEG score recompute
  39. 2026-08-06 01:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  40. 2026-08-05 19:17 UTCEPSS rescore
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  42. 2026-08-04 01:00 UTCEG score recompute
  43. 2026-08-04 01:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  44. 2026-08-03 10:36 UTCEPSS rescore
  45. 2026-08-02 17:07 UTCEG score recompute
  46. 2026-08-02 17:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  47. 2026-08-02 02:26 UTCEPSS rescore
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  52. 2026-07-27 14:43 UTCEG score recompute
  53. 2026-07-27 14:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  54. 2026-07-27 14:27 UTCOSV refresh

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-28520?
CVE-2026-28520 is a high vulnerability published on March 16, 2026. arduino-TuyaOpen before version 1.2.1 contains a single-byte buffer overflow vulnerability in the WiFiMulti component. When the victim's smart hardware connects to an attacker-controlled AP hotspot, the attacker can exploit the overflow to execute arbitrary code on the affected embedded device.
When was CVE-2026-28520 disclosed?
CVE-2026-28520 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on March 16, 2026, with the most recent update on June 17, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-28520 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-28520 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 90.7% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-28520?
CVE-2026-28520 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.4 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-28520?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-28520, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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