CVE-2026-18784
📛 CVE Title
o6 open62541 ua_client_highlevel.c UA_Client_readNodeClassAttribute heap-based overflow
Description
A vulnerability was found in o6 open62541 up to 1.5.5. This issue affects the function UA_Client_readNodeClassAttribute of the file src/client/ua_client_highlevel.c. Performing a manipulation results in heap-based buffer overflow. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploit has been made public and could be used. The project closed the issue report, stating that this is not the official way to report a security vulnerability.
Overview
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Assigner (CNA)
- VulDB
- CVSS severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS score
- 4.8 / 10
- CVSS vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P- Effective score
- 4.8 / 10 MEDIUM source: CNA overview
- CWE(s)
-
CWE-122,CWE-119 - Reserved
- 2026-08-04
- Published
- 2026-08-04 16:30 UTC
- Last updated
- 2026-08-04 16:30 UTC
- Source
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/main/cves/2026/18xxx/CVE-2026-18784.json
Affected products (1)
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|
| o6 | open62541 |
1.5.0 (affected),
1.5.1 (affected),
1.5.2 (affected),
1.5.3 (affected),
1.5.4 (affected),
1.5.5 (affected)
|
— |
Vendor references (6)
References embedded in the original CVE record by the assigning CNA.
- VDB-385786 | o6 open62541 ua_client_highlevel.c UA_Client_readNodeClassAttribute heap-based overflow vdb-entrytechnical-description
- VDB-385786 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, IOA) signaturepermissions-required
- CVE-2026-18784 | CVE Analysis and Report third-party-advisory
- Submit #857012 | open62541 Project open62541 master (commit ca356b088ada7dee824d1b4acd07c1ff07ce242b) Heap-based Buffer Overflow (Out-of-Bounds Read) third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/open62541/open62541/issues/8139 issue-tracking
- https://github.com/gff-cw/information/issues/11 exploitissue-tracking
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Raw JSON
The full cvelistV5 record. Download as CVE-2026-18784.json.
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