The ThreadX-based firmware on Marvell Avastar Wi-Fi devices, models 88W8787, 88W8797, 88W8801, 88W8897, and 88W8997, allows remote attackers
The ThreadX-based firmware on Marvell Avastar Wi-Fi devices, models 88W8787, 88W8797, 88W8801, 88W8897, and 88W8997, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (block pool overflow) via malformed Wi-Fi packets during identification of available Wi-Fi networks. Exploitation of the Wi-Fi device can lead to exploitation of the host application processor in some cases, but this depends on several factors including host OS hardening and the availability of DMA.
- Published
- Jan 20, 2019
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 6.6% · 94th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-787
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Report tools
Action score
37
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 35 / 40 · 8.8 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 2 / 30 · 6.6%
Noroxi analysis
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We use this product, ask for helpAffected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| marvell | 88w8787 firmware | cpe:2.3:o:marvell:88w8787_firmware |
| marvell | 88w8787 | cpe:2.3:h:marvell:88w8787 |
| marvell | 88w8797 firmware | cpe:2.3:o:marvell:88w8797_firmware |
| marvell | 88w8797 | cpe:2.3:h:marvell:88w8797 |
| marvell | 88w8801 firmware | cpe:2.3:o:marvell:88w8801_firmware |
| marvell | 88w8801 | cpe:2.3:h:marvell:88w8801 |
| marvell | 88w8897 firmware | cpe:2.3:o:marvell:88w8897_firmware |
| marvell | 88w8897 | cpe:2.3:h:marvell:88w8897 |
| marvell | 88w8997 firmware | cpe:2.3:o:marvell:88w8997_firmware |
| marvell | 88w8997 | cpe:2.3:h:marvell:88w8997 |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- marvell 88w8787 firmwareall versions
- marvell 88w8797 firmwareall versions
- marvell 88w8801 firmwareall versions
- marvell 88w8897 firmwareall versions
- marvell 88w8997 firmwareall versions
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
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No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Someone on the same network segment can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- high · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Adjacent
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds WriteCVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.
Change log
No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/106865
- embedi.org/blog/remotely-compromise-devices-by-using-bugs-in-marvell-avastar-wi-fi-from-zero-knowledge-to-zero-click-rce/
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/730261/
- www.scribd.com/document/398350818/WiFi-CVE-2019-6496-Marvell-s-Statement
- www.synology.com/security/advisory/Synology_SA_19_07
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.