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CVE-2026-62973

BACnet Stack: Remote Global-Buffer-Overflow Read in readpropm via Malformed ReadPropertyMultiple-ACK

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2026-11-13
  • WeaknessCWE-125

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Description

BACnet Stack is a BACnet open source protocol stack C library for embedded systems. Prior to versions 1.4.5, 1.5.1, and 1.6.0, a remote out-of-bounds read exists in the official BACnet client application apps/readpropm in bacnet-stack commit e2bdbf6. When readpropm sends a legitimate ReadPropertyMultiple request to a malicious BACnet/IP peer, the peer can reply with a malformed but structurally valid ReadPropertyMultiple-ACK that drives the client into a global-buffer-overflow read on the global receive buffer Rx_Buf. This issue has been patched in versions 1.4.5, 1.5.1, and 1.6.0.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2026-11-1315:59CVE publishedCNA

Versions per branch

Products declared by the CNA

As GitHub_M, the CNA that assigned this CVE, declared them in the CVE record; versions as written. NVD lists no product for this CVE yet: this is the only product data so far.

  • bacnet-stack
    Affected
    • = < 1.4.5no fix stated
    • = < 1.5.1no fix stated
    • = < 1.6.0no fix stated

Source: the CNA record (CVE Program), © The MITRE Corporation,CVE Terms of UseCVE recordupdated 2026-11-13

Neither OSV.dev nor the vendor advisories we read list affected versions for CVE-2026-62973 yet.

Full record on NVD

Fix

No fix published by the sources we read yet. NVD record

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

  • CISA-ADPSSVC decisionpoc2026-11-13
  • CNACVSS 3.17.52026-11-13
  • CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-1252026-11-13
  • NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-125read 2026-11-13

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Published
2026-11-13
Last Modified
2026-11-13
NVD status
Awaiting Analysis

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-62973?

BACnet Stack is a BACnet open source protocol stack C library for embedded systems. Prior to versions 1.4.5, 1.5.1, and 1.6.0, a remote out-of-bounds read exists in the official BACnet client application apps/readpropm in bacnet-stack commit e2bdbf6. When readpropm sends a legitimate ReadPropertyMultiple request to a malicious BACnet/IP peer, the peer can reply with a malformed but structurally valid ReadPropertyMultiple-ACK that drives the client into a global-buffer-overflow read on the global receive buffer Rx_Buf. This issue has been patched in versions 1.4.5, 1.5.1, and 1.6.0.

Is CVE-2026-62973 actively exploited?

A proof-of-concept exploit exists for CVE-2026-62973, but active exploitation has not been confirmed at this time.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-62973?

CVE-2026-62973 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

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