Controller DOS on sending error response
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-400.
Summary
Controller DoS due to buffer overflow in the handling of a specially crafted message received by the controller. See Honeywell Security Notification for recommendations on upgrading and versioning. See Honeywell Security Notification for recommendations on upgrading and versioning.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Honeywell | C300 | 501.1 – 501.6HF8; 510.1 – 510.2HF12; 511.1 – 511.5TCU3; 520.1 – 520.1TCU4; 520.2 – 520.2TCU2 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Honeywell | C300 | 510.1 – 511.5TCU3; 520.1 – 520.1TCU4; 520.2 – 520.2TCU2 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-26597
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mxwr-w7j9-6428
- 2026-10-25 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
More Honeywell C300 Firmware vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-16001 Honeywell Experion PKS and ACE Controllers Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2023-10101 Controller stack overflow when decoding messages from the server CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-15999 Honeywell Experion PKS and ACE Controllers Injection CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-11042 Controller stack overflow on decoding messages from the server CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-10640 Controller design flaw - unsigned firmware CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-16003 Honeywell Experion PKS and ACE Controllers Relative Path Traversal CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2023-26597 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-26597 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mxwr-w7j9-6428 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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