CVE-2026-68906
libIEC61850 is an open-source implementation of IEC 61850 client and server protocols including…
- Risk score
- 63/100
- CVSS
- 8.7 v4.0
- Exploit chance (30 days)
- 0.4%
- Published
- 16 Oct 2026
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What to know
- What it is
- libIEC61850 is an open-source implementation of IEC 61850 client and server protocols including MMS, GOOSE, Sampled Values, and R-Session. Prior to 1.6.2, parseUserInformation in src/mms/iso_acse/acse.c checks len for zero before validating the negative bufPos returned by BerDecoder_decodeLength for a truncated long-f…
- Affected
- See advisory
- Fix
- Upgrade the product to 1.6.2 or later.
- Exploitation
- No known exploitation
Why it is Amber
- CVSS 8.7 high
- Remotely exploitable without logging in
References
- https://github.com/mz-automation/libiec61850/commit/2edf2a12bf0ced6a2ac595862e3e873814983f7f
- https://github.com/mz-automation/libiec61850/releases/tag/v1.6.2
- https://github.com/mz-automation/libiec61850/security/advisories/GHSA-f7xm-q62q-22cx
- https://github.com/mz-automation/libiec61850/security/advisories/GHSA-f7xm-q62q-22cx
Original description
libIEC61850 is an open-source implementation of IEC 61850 client and server protocols including MMS, GOOSE, Sampled Values, and R-Session. Prior to 1.6.2, parseUserInformation in src/mms/iso_acse/acse.c checks len for zero before validating the negative bufPos returned by BerDecoder_decodeLength for a truncated long-form length. The continue path therefore swallows the error, reads buffer[-1], resets parsing to the beginning, and repeats the same malformed state. An unauthenticated remote peer can send a malformed AARE PDU during association to cause an infinite CPU loop under a normal allocator or a one-byte out-of-bounds read and process abort when the preceding byte is inaccessible. This issue is fixed in version 1.6.2.
Last activity 16 Oct 2026. Patch Forecast updates every hour.