CVE-2026-7208
CVE-2026-7208 — Yealink SIP-T33G < 124.87.0.0 Race Condition via Diagnostic File Deletion
Yealink SIP-T33G firmware versions 124.86.x.x prior to 124.87.0.0 contain a race condition vulnerability that allows authenticated attackers to interrupt active diagnostic processes by concurrently deleting output files written to predictable paths under the diagnostic directory. Attackers can trigger a diagnostic operation such as traceroute or ping and simultaneously invoke the file deletion endpoint to terminate the running process, leaving the system in an inconsistent state.
Published Updated Sources: NVD, Yealink (CNA), GitHub, GitHub Security Advisory, SOCRadar CTI
Triage
Is it exploited, how likely is exploitation, what does it touch, and how severe do the scoring sources call it.
Exploitation
Exploit code
public exploit, none observed
EPSS
0%
ahead of 0% of scored CVEs
CVSS base
5.3
medium · 2 sources
Remediation
The vendor's own words where we have them.
Upgrade SIP-T33G to a fixed release. Apply vendor patches per advisory and restrict external exposure of the affected component until patched.
First 24 hours
Ordered from the record's own fields — exposure first, because you cannot patch what you have not found.
- Identify exposed assets running affected vendor/product/version combinations.
- Prioritize based on EPSS, PoC availability, and external exposure.
- Search available logs for exploit probes, errors, authentication anomalies, or suspicious child processes matching the vulnerability class.
Affected scope
Vendor, product and version as the advisories word them.
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yealink | SIP-T33G | 124.86.0.0 to < 124.87.0.0 | Vulnerable |
Attack characteristics
The CVSS vector, decoded. It describes the attack, not your exposure to it.
Availability
High
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Scope
Unchanged
Attack Complexity
High
Attack Vector
Network
Privileges Req
Low
User Interaction
None
Every base score collected
Sources score independently and disagree; each row says who scored it and under which version.
| Score | Version | Severity | Expl. | Impact | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.3 | CVSS 3.1 | medium | 1.6 | 3.6 | NVD, Yealink (CNA), GHSA |
| 6 | CVSS 4.0 | medium | — | — | Yealink (CNA) |
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
What this weakness leads to
MITRE's own consequences and mitigations for the weakness class — the authority's wording, not guidance derived from the CVSS vector.
CWE-362 · Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
- DoS: Resource Consumption (CPU)
- DoS: Resource Consumption (Memory)
- DoS: Resource Consumption (Other)
- DoS: Crash, Exit, or Restart
Mitigation: In languages that support it, use synchronization primitives. Only wrap these around critical code to minimize the impact on performance.
Weakness & attack patterns
- CWE-362Race Condition
Attack patterns reported against this CVE. The ATT&CK techniques below are inferred from its weakness class.
Public exploit
Capability, not use: code existing is a different claim from anyone running it.
Repositories
14
Detection
Read off the CVSS vector and the weakness class. Starting points, not rules we have tested.
- Prioritize edge telemetry for network-reachable SIP-T33G.
- Monitor for scanner or exploit-pattern traffic after 14 public PoC repositories were reported.
Timeline
What happened to this CVE, newest first — with the readings a source repeats on a schedule counted underneath rather than listed.
- 2026
Added · CVSS 3.1 5.3 (AV:N)
Sep 14, 2026 · NVD
Initial · CVE published
Sep 14, 2026 · NVD
Added · GHSA-879f-v6cp-q665 published (medium)
Sep 14, 2026 · GitHub Security Advisory
CVE published by MITRE.
Sep 14, 2026 · SOCRadar CTI
References
5 on the record
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/yealink-sip-t33g-race-condition-via-diagnostic-file-deletion
Vendor Advisory
- www.yealink.com/en/product-detail/ip-phone-t33g
Vendor Advisory, Mitre
- www.yealink.com/en/trust-center/security-bulletins/race-condition-on-runtime-diagnostic-files-in-yealink-sipt33g
Vendor Advisory, Mitre
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-7208
NVD
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-879f-v6cp-q665
Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Elsewhere on this site
- Yealinkevery CVE for this vendor
- Race Conditionsame class
- CWE-362other pages naming this weakness
Not in any source we poll
Listed rather than left blank: an empty field and an unmeasured one look identical on screen, and only one is a reason to look elsewhere.
- No confirmed IOCs, IP addresses, domains, file hashes, or malware artifacts supplied.
- No organization-specific asset inventory, compensating-control status, or patch deployment evidence supplied.
- No exploit packet captures, log samples, or incident case IDs supplied.
Answered from this record1
What should defenders know first?
CVE-2026-7208 is Yealink SIP-T33G < 124.87.0.0 Race Condition via Diagnostic File Deletion, a medium vulnerability affecting SIP-T33G from Yealink. The current evidence does not list it in CISA KEV, and the exploit status is: Active exploitation is not confirmed from current sources for CVE-2026-7208. Public exploit evidence is: 14 public PoC repositories reported; 0 marked weaponized in current dataset. The affected-version evidence is listed in the key facts and affected products tables. Defenders should first verify whether exposed or business-critical assets run those versions, then apply vendor patches or mitigations, restrict reachable attack surface, and preserve logs for detection review. CVSS 5.3 describes technical severity, while EPSS 0% helps estimate near-term exploit likelihood; neither replaces asset context. Unknown fields should remain explicit in tickets, and threat actor, IOC, victimology, or payload claims should not be added unless a cited source supports them. Monitor CISA KEV, vendor advisories, NVD changes, public PoC repositories, and internal telemetry for update triggers.