CVE-2023-27321

HIGH

Opcfoundation Ua-.netstandard < 1.4.371.86 - Denial of Service

Title source: rule
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2023-27321. PoCs published by JustKhal.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This repository contains a functional exploit PoC for CVE-2023-27321, demonstrating an OPC UA authentication bypass via mismatched certificate SAN and session ApplicationUri. It includes a modular gateway setup, exploit scripts, and network isolation controls for a CDDC 2026 challenge.

Description

OPC Foundation UA .NET Standard ConditionRefresh Resource Exhaustion Denial-of-Service Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to create a denial-of-service condition on affected installations of OPC Foundation UA .NET Standard. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the handling of OPC UA ConditionRefresh requests. By sending a large number of requests, an attacker can consume all available resources on the server. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to create a denial-of-service condition on the system. Was ZDI-CAN-20505.

Exploits (1)

nomisec WORKING POC
by JustKhal · poc
https://github.com/JustKhal/OPC-UA-Authentication-Challenge

This repository contains a functional exploit PoC for CVE-2023-27321, demonstrating an OPC UA authentication bypass via mismatched certificate SAN and session ApplicationUri. It includes a modular gateway setup, exploit scripts, and network isolation controls for a CDDC 2026 challenge.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Auth Bypass
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: OPC UA Server (CVE-2023-27321)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Raspberry Pi with two network interfaces · OPC UA client with certificate configuration · Python 3.12+
devstral-2 · analyzed Apr 29, 2026 Full analysis →

References (2)

Core 2

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.0105
EPSS Percentile 59.9%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable yes
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-400
Status published
Products (2)
nuget/OPCFoundation.NetStandard.Opc.Ua.Server 0 - 1.4.371.86NuGet
opcfoundation/ua-.netstandard < 1.4.371.86
Published May 07, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026