Out-of-bounds Write in CODESYS PROFINET Controller
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-787 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
An out‑of‑bounds write vulnerability in the CODESYS PROFINET Controller allows an unauthenticated attacker on the same network segment to send malformed PROFINET communication data that triggers an exception in the affected PLC application. The exception is handled by the CODESYS Control runtime system and results in a controlled stop of the PLC application.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA CODESYS PROFINET (CODESYS) Fixed in 4.8.0.0
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-35226
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jxhr-7f6w-54g7
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-2026-35226 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-35226 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jxhr-7f6w-54g7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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