A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in ZephyrProject Zephyr up to 4.4.x. Impacted is the function i2c_dw_slave_read_clear_intr_bits of the file drivers/i2c/i2c_dw.c of the component I2C Slave Interrupt Handler. Executing a manipulation of the argument state can lead to improper synchronization.

This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2026-10683. The attack is restricted to local execution. No exploit exists.

Upgrading the affected component is recommended.