CODESYS Control DoS via Unauthenticated NULL Pointer Dereference
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
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-476.
Summary
An unauthenticated remote attacker may trigger a NULL pointer dereference in the affected CODESYS Control runtime systems by sending specially crafted communication requests, potentially leading to a denial-of-service (DoS) condition.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CODESYS | Control RTE (SL) | 3.5.21.10 to before 3.5.21.20 | 3.5.21.20 | Patch available | CNA |
| CODESYS | Control RTE (for Beckhoff CX) SL | 3.5.21.10 to before 3.5.21.20 | 3.5.21.20 | Patch available | CNA |
| CODESYS | Control Win (SL) | 3.5.21.10 to before 3.5.21.20 | 3.5.21.20 | Patch available | CNA |
| CODESYS | HMI (SL) | 3.5.21.10 to before 3.5.21.20 | 3.5.21.20 | Patch available | CNA |
| CODESYS | Control for BeagleBone SL | 4.16.0.0 to before 4.17.0.0 | 4.17.0.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| CODESYS | Control for emPC-A/iMX6 SL | 4.16.0.0 to before 4.17.0.0 | 4.17.0.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| CODESYS | Control for IOT2000 SL | 4.16.0.0 to before 4.17.0.0 | 4.17.0.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| CODESYS | Control for Linux ARM SL | 4.16.0.0 to before 4.17.0.0 | 4.17.0.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| CODESYS | Control for Linux SL | 4.16.0.0 to before 4.17.0.0 | 4.17.0.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| CODESYS | Control for PFC100 SL | 4.16.0.0 to before 4.17.0.0 | 4.17.0.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| CODESYS | Control for PFC200 SL | 4.16.0.0 to before 4.17.0.0 | 4.17.0.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| CODESYS | Control for PLCnext SL | 4.16.0.0 to before 4.17.0.0 | 4.17.0.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| CODESYS | Control for Raspberry Pi SL | 4.16.0.0 to before 4.17.0.0 | 4.17.0.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| CODESYS | Control for WAGO Touch Panels 600 SL | 4.16.0.0 to before 4.17.0.0 | 4.17.0.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| CODESYS | Virtual Control SL | 4.16.0.0 to before 4.17.0.0 | 4.17.0.0 | Patch available | CNA |
- Control RTE (SL) VendorCODESYS Affected 3.5.21.10 to before 3.5.21.20 Fixed in 3.5.21.20 Patch available CNA
- Control RTE (for Beckhoff CX) SL VendorCODESYS Affected 3.5.21.10 to before 3.5.21.20 Fixed in 3.5.21.20 Patch available CNA
- Control Win (SL) VendorCODESYS Affected 3.5.21.10 to before 3.5.21.20 Fixed in 3.5.21.20 Patch available CNA
- HMI (SL) VendorCODESYS Affected 3.5.21.10 to before 3.5.21.20 Fixed in 3.5.21.20 Patch available CNA
- Control for BeagleBone SL VendorCODESYS Affected 4.16.0.0 to before 4.17.0.0 Fixed in 4.17.0.0 Patch available CNA
- Control for emPC-A/iMX6 SL VendorCODESYS Affected 4.16.0.0 to before 4.17.0.0 Fixed in 4.17.0.0 Patch available CNA
- Control for IOT2000 SL VendorCODESYS Affected 4.16.0.0 to before 4.17.0.0 Fixed in 4.17.0.0 Patch available CNA
- Control for Linux ARM SL VendorCODESYS Affected 4.16.0.0 to before 4.17.0.0 Fixed in 4.17.0.0 Patch available CNA
- Control for Linux SL VendorCODESYS Affected 4.16.0.0 to before 4.17.0.0 Fixed in 4.17.0.0 Patch available CNA
- Control for PFC100 SL VendorCODESYS Affected 4.16.0.0 to before 4.17.0.0 Fixed in 4.17.0.0 Patch available CNA
- Control for PFC200 SL VendorCODESYS Affected 4.16.0.0 to before 4.17.0.0 Fixed in 4.17.0.0 Patch available CNA
- Control for PLCnext SL VendorCODESYS Affected 4.16.0.0 to before 4.17.0.0 Fixed in 4.17.0.0 Patch available CNA
- Control for Raspberry Pi SL VendorCODESYS Affected 4.16.0.0 to before 4.17.0.0 Fixed in 4.17.0.0 Patch available CNA
- Control for WAGO Touch Panels 600 SL VendorCODESYS Affected 4.16.0.0 to before 4.17.0.0 Fixed in 4.17.0.0 Patch available CNA
- Virtual Control SL VendorCODESYS Affected 4.16.0.0 to before 4.17.0.0 Fixed in 4.17.0.0 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Control RTE (SL) (CODESYS) Fixed in 3.5.21.20
- Fix · CNA Control RTE (for Beckhoff CX) SL (CODESYS) Fixed in 3.5.21.20
- Fix · CNA Control Win (SL) (CODESYS) Fixed in 3.5.21.20
- Fix · CNA HMI (SL) (CODESYS) Fixed in 3.5.21.20
- Fix · CNA Control for BeagleBone SL (CODESYS) Fixed in 4.17.0.0
- Fix · CNA Control for emPC-A/iMX6 SL (CODESYS) Fixed in 4.17.0.0
- Fix · CNA Control for IOT2000 SL (CODESYS) Fixed in 4.17.0.0
- Fix · CNA Control for Linux ARM SL (CODESYS) Fixed in 4.17.0.0
- Fix · CNA Control for Linux SL (CODESYS) Fixed in 4.17.0.0
- Fix · CNA Control for PFC100 SL (CODESYS) Fixed in 4.17.0.0
- Fix · CNA Control for PFC200 SL (CODESYS) Fixed in 4.17.0.0
- Fix · CNA Control for PLCnext SL (CODESYS) Fixed in 4.17.0.0
- Fix · CNA Control for Raspberry Pi SL (CODESYS) Fixed in 4.17.0.0
- Fix · CNA Control for WAGO Touch Panels 600 SL (CODESYS) Fixed in 4.17.0.0
- Fix · CNA Virtual Control SL (CODESYS) Fixed in 4.17.0.0
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
CODESYS Control RTE (SL), Control RTE (for Beckhoff CX) SL and 13 more products 3.5.21.20, 4.17.0.0
2 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 1 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2025-27625 CODESYS Control PKI Exposure Enables Remote Certificate AccessPriority LOW 38
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-41691
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wxg9-7gqq-wxgf
- 2026-11-05 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
More CODESYS vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-12888 CODESYS Control Runtime system before 3.5.17.10 has a Heap-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2019-10180 Stack-based buffer overflow in CODESYS V3 web server CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-13604 CODESYS V2 web server: crafted requests could trigger a null pointer dereference (DoS) CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2020-08257 CODESYS V3 web server before 3.5.15.40, as used in CODESYS Control runtime systems, has a buffer overflow. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2019-13592 CODESYS 3 web server before 3.5.15.20, as distributed with CODESYS Control runtime systems, has a Buffer Overflow. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2017-03937 Unrestricted file upload in 3S-Smart Software Solutions GmbH CODESYS Web Server CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2025-41691 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-41691 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-wxg9-7gqq-wxgf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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