ThreadX 6.5.2.202603 Register Corruption via PendSV Pointer Abuse
CVE-2026-115653 Published on November 2, 2026
Cortex-M module ports save a preempted user-mode module thread's registers through its unchecked stack pointer in privileged mode
In Eclipse ThreadX versions 6.0.1 through 6.5.2.202603, the PendSV handler of the Cortex-M module ports saves a preempted user-mode module thread's registers in privileged mode at addresses taken from the thread's stack pointer, without checking that pointer against the thread's stack. A user-mode, memory-protected module can thereby write up to nine words, eight of its choosing, or 25 with floating-point state, into memory immediately below any region it may write, and read back what is stored there.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2026-115653 can be exploited with local system access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality and integrity and availability.
Weakness Types
What is a Memory Corruption Vulnerability?
The software writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Typically, this can result in corruption of data, a crash, or code execution. The software may modify an index or perform pointer arithmetic that references a memory location that is outside of the boundaries of the buffer. A subsequent write operation then produces undefined or unexpected results.
CVE-2026-115653 has been classified to as a Memory Corruption vulnerability or weakness.
Untrusted Pointer Dereference
The program obtains a value from an untrusted source, converts this value to a pointer, and dereferences the resulting pointer.
Products Associated with CVE-2026-115653
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Affected Versions
Eclipse Foundation Eclipse ThreadX:- Version 6.0.1, <= 6.5.2.202603 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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