Cyber Resilience

CVE-2026-16095

Memory Safety

Published
18 July 2026
Modified
20 July 2026
CVSS Score v4 8.7
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Raw vectorCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/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
EPSS Score 0.0042 34th percentile
Risk Priority 55 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2026-16095 is a high-severity Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer (CWE-119) vulnerability in Gitee (inferred from references). Its CVSS base score is 8.7 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 34th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to SI-10 (Information Input Validation) and SI-2 (Flaw Remediation) — see the control section below for these in your framework.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

A flaw has been found in Shibby Tomato 1.28 RT-N5x MIPSR2 Build 124. Affected by this issue is the function setup_conntrack of the file /sbin/rc. Executing a manipulation of the argument ct_tcp_timeout can lead to out-of-bounds write. The attack may…

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be performed from remote. This project is superseded by FreshTomato.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
Why these techniques?

Remote out-of-bounds write in public-facing router firmware component directly enables exploitation of the device via T1190.

Confidence: HIGH · MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v19.0

CVEs Like This One

CVE-2026-10114Shared CWE-119, CWE-787
CVE-2026-13592Shared CWE-119, CWE-787
CVE-2026-15545Shared CWE-119, CWE-787
CVE-2026-3703Shared CWE-119, CWE-787
CVE-2026-2940Shared CWE-119, CWE-787
CVE-2025-0568Shared CWE-119, CWE-787
CVE-2025-0569Shared CWE-119, CWE-787
CVE-2026-16225Shared CWE-119, CWE-787
CVE-2025-8159Shared CWE-119, CWE-787
CVE-2026-4211Shared CWE-119, CWE-787

Affected Assets

Gitee
inferred from references and description; NVD did not file a CPE for this CVE

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)
  • SI-10 Information Input Validation
  • SI-2 Flaw Remediation
  • SI-16 Memory Protection
Detect
Catch it (NIST detect / respond)

Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)

Validate
Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)
  • V17.3.2

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

prevent

Directly enforces validation of the ct_tcp_timeout argument before it reaches setup_conntrack, blocking the out-of-bounds write.

prevent

Requires prompt application of patches or migration from the superseded Tomato build to a version without the CWE-787 flaw.

prevent

Applies runtime memory protections (e.g., ASLR, guard pages) that reduce the likelihood of successful exploitation of the out-of-bounds write.

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.PS-06 mostly match
prevents

Secure SDLC practices (bounds checking, safe APIs, reviews) directly prevent this class of flaw.

ID.RA-01 partial match
prevents

Vulnerability scanning and code analysis directly surface buffer-boundary flaws.

ID.RA-08 partial match
prevents

Receiving and triaging vulnerability disclosures commonly includes buffer-related reports.

PR.AT-02 partial match
prevents

Developer training on secure coding reduces introduction of memory-buffer errors.

PR.PS-02 partial match
prevents

Patching replaces vulnerable code containing buffer-boundary defects.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

detects

Security testing in development catches out-of-bounds accesses before release, covering most instances of the weakness.

prevents

Secure development lifecycle mandates memory-safety practices that directly prevent buffer-boundary violations.

prevents

Application security requirements can specify memory-safety rules, but do not prescribe implementation details.

prevents

Secure architecture and engineering principles include memory-safe design patterns that mitigate buffer overflows.

prevents

Secure coding standards explicitly forbid unsafe buffer operations, directly eliminating CWE-119.

prevents

Change management can enforce review gates that catch unsafe memory operations before deployment.

References