CVE-2026-11946

NameCVE-2026-11946
DescriptionAn 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.
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Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
open62541 (PTS)forky, sid, trixie1.4.11.1-1vulnerable

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
open62541source(unstable)(unfixed)

Notes

https://github.com/open62541/open62541/pull/8142
https://github.com/open62541/open62541/commit/c9563e8ea4a8db2f64059c8ff7efe0b49a35bea3 (v1.4.17)

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