CVE-2026-114596

Integer overflow or wraparound in EPICS Base

Published Oct 27, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 8.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
In EPICS Base release 7.0.10 and prior, an improper validation of message length values during protocol parsing can trigger an integer overflow, resulting in an out-of-bounds memory write. Successful exploitation can cause process instability or denial of service.

Remediation

Vendor Solution

The EPICS Community has made available updates to the epics-base GitHub repositories. Affected users should update to the 7.0.11 release. For more information, users should contact the EPICS Controls team https://epics-controls.org/support/. https://github.com/epics-base/epics-base/pull/934 https://github.com/epics-base/epics-base/pull/937 https://github.com/epics-base/pvDataCPP/pull/109

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Advisories

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History
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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First Time appeared The Epics Community
The Epics Community epics Base
Vendors & Products The Epics Community
The Epics Community epics Base
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Description In EPICS Base release 7.0.10 and prior, an improper validation of message length values during protocol parsing can trigger an integer overflow, resulting in an out-of-bounds memory write. Successful exploitation can cause process instability or denial of service.
Title Integer overflow or wraparound in EPICS Base
Weaknesses CWE-190
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
icscert
Published
Updated
Nov 4, 2026, 8:23 PM
Reserved
Oct 21, 2026, 8:17 PM
Status
Awaiting Analysis
Published
Oct 27, 2026, 5:16 PM
Modified
Nov 4, 2026, 9:17 PM