CVE-2026-11946
GetEndpoints Memory Exhaustion in open62541
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.
INFO
Published Date :
July 2, 2026, 10:54 a.m.
Last Modified :
July 2, 2026, 10:54 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
ENISA
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2026-11946
vulnerability.
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CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH | a6d3dc9e-0591-4a13-bce7-0f5b31ff6158 |
Solution
- Update open62541 to a version without the vulnerability.
- Validate the length of the endpointUrl field.
- Implement chunk buffering limits for requests.
- Apply input validation to all network requests.
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