Out-of-bounds Read in Opener Project

CVE-2026-51541

OpENer 2.3.0 (commit 76b95cf) has an out-of-bounds read issue in CIP message parsing when handling malformed explicit requests with a forged EPath size. An attacker can send a valid ENIP SendRRData frame carrying a very short CIP payload whose path_size field claims that many more path words are present than are actually available. Because the parser trusts the attacker-controlled path_size and continues decoding path segments without a remaining-length boundary, it reads beyond the end of the stack receive buffer.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.004 (35.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-51541?
CVE-2026-51541 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Opener Project, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2026-07-13.
How severe is CVE-2026-51541?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.