open62541 1.5.5 contains a buffer-overflow in the high-level attribute reading logic in src/client/ua_client_highlevel.c. This allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service.
CVE-2026-67862
Score 7.5 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-08-05. CISA-ADP (Vulnrichment) CVSS v3.1 baseline 7.5; sources differ by 0.0.
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 7.5
- EG Score
- 7.5(high)
- EG Risk
- 65(Attend)EG Risk 65/100SSVC: Attend
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity75% × 45%Exploitation40% × 40%Automatability100% × 15%Action: Remediate soon — notable exploitation risk. - EPSS PROB
- 0%
- EPSS %ILE
- 26%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
August 4, 2026
Last Modified
August 5, 2026
Advisory Details (2)
Auto-updated Aug 5, 2026open62541/src/client/ua_client_highlevel.c at v1.5.5 · open62541/open62541 · GitHub
https://github.com/open62541/open62541/blob/v1.5.5/src/client/ua_client_highlevel.copen62541 client-side `heap-buffer-overflow` in `UA_Client_readNodeClassAttribute()` · Issue #8139 · open62541/open62541 · GitHub
https://github.com/open62541/open62541/issues/8139Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-67862(1)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
Affected Packages
(2 across 2 ecosystems)
Debian:13(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| open62541 | 1.4.11.1-1, 1.4.18-1 | — | — |
Debian:14(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| open62541 | 1.4.11.1-1, 1.4.18-1 | — | — |
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Data Freshness Timeline
(refreshed 25× in last 7d / 62× in last 30d)
Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.
- 2026-08-20 01:28 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-20 01:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-08-19 17:04 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-08-19 12:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-08-18 23:09 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-18 23:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-08-18 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-08-18 10:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-08-17 20:51 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-17 20:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-08-17 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-08-17 07:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-08-16 18:34 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-16 18:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-08-16 05:25 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-16 05:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-08-15 16:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-08-15 03:08 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-15 03:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-08-15 01:30 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-08-14 13:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-08-14 00:50 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-14 00:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-08-13 22:00 UTCEPSS rescore
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- 2026-08-13 11:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-08-12 22:32 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-12 22:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-08-12 13:51 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-08-12 09:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-08-11 20:15 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-11 20:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-08-11 07:06 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-11 07:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-08-11 00:00 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-08-10 17:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-08-10 04:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-08-09 15:32 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-09 15:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-08-09 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-08-09 02:24 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-09 02:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-08-08 16:37 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-08-08 13:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-08-08 00:06 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-08 00:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-08-07 10:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-08-06 21:48 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-06 21:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-08-06 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-08-06 08:40 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-06 08:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-08-05 19:31 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-05 19:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-08-05 19:17 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-08-05 19:17 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-08-05 19:01 UTCEG score recompute▲ 7.50
- 2026-08-05 19:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-08-05 19:00 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 7.5 · severity → HIGH
- 2026-08-04 22:31 UTCNVD update
- 2026-08-04 22:06 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-04 22:05 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked
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