CVE-2026-11946

HIGH

GetEndpoints Memory Exhaustion in open62541

Title source: cna
STIX 2.1

Description

An unauthenticated remote attacker can exhaust server memory via the GetEndpoints Discovery Service in open62541. The endpointUrl field of GetEndpointsRequest is not validated for length. An attacker can declare an arbitrarily large string (up to ~4.09 GB via the UInt32 length field) delivered across intermediate chunks without ever sending the final chunk. The server buffers all chunks in RAM indefinitely until the SecureChannel times out. The attack is pre-session and bypasses all encryption configurations. The issue affects open62541: from 1.4.0 through 1.4.16, from 1.5.0 through 1.5.4, master.

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.0038
EPSS Percentile 30.8%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/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-770 CWE-789
Status published
Products (3)
open62541 project / o6 Automation GmbH/open62541 1.4.0 - 1.4.16
open62541 project / o6 Automation GmbH/open62541 1.5.0 - 1.5.4
open62541 project / o6 Automation GmbH/open62541 master
Published Jul 02, 2026
Tracked Since Jul 02, 2026