CVE-2026-114597

Improper handling of length parameter inconsistency in EPICS Base

Published Oct 27, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 8.7 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
In EPICS Base release 7.0.10 and prior, an insufficient validation of element or length values in a network message can cause the application to read beyond the bounds of an allocated buffer. This may lead to denial of service and could expose adjacent memory contents.

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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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
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 insufficient validation of element or length values in a network message can cause the application to read beyond the bounds of an allocated buffer. This may lead to denial of service and could expose adjacent memory contents.
Title Improper handling of length parameter inconsistency in EPICS Base
Weaknesses CWE-130
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/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