Loytec LINX firmware: Out-of-bounds Read in BACnet packet parsing (bacdt_datetime_to_tod)
Key facts
- Attack vector
- 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
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-125 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Out-of-bounds Read (CWE-125) in BACnet packet parsing (`bacdt_datetime_to_tod`) in Loytec LIP-ME201C, L-INX, L-GATE, L-ROC, L-IOB, L-DALI, L-VIS and L-PAD through 8.4.18 on LINX-A64 allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to crash `linx_a64.exe` and ultimately reboot the device via a malformed BACnet TimeSynchronization or UTC-TimeSynchronization packet with an invalid month value. The same vulnerability affects multiple other Loytec products.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loytec | LIP-ME20xC | up to 8.4.18 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Loytec | L-INX | up to 8.4.18 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Loytec | L-GATE | up to 8.4.18 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Loytec | L-ROC | up to 8.4.18 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Loytec | L-IOB | up to 8.4.18 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Loytec | L-DALI | up to 8.4.18 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Loytec | L-VIS | up to 8.4.18 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Loytec | L-PAD | up to 8.4.18 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- LIP-ME20xC VendorLoytec Affected up to 8.4.18 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- L-INX VendorLoytec Affected up to 8.4.18 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- L-GATE VendorLoytec Affected up to 8.4.18 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- L-ROC VendorLoytec Affected up to 8.4.18 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- L-IOB VendorLoytec Affected up to 8.4.18 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- L-DALI VendorLoytec Affected up to 8.4.18 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- L-VIS VendorLoytec Affected up to 8.4.18 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- L-PAD VendorLoytec Affected up to 8.4.18 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-55732
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6jqh-rgp9-536f
References
More Loytec vulnerabilities
- TI-2018-10727 LOYTEC LGATE-902 6.3.2 devices allow Arbitrary file deletion. CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2023-24969 LOYTEC LINX-151, LINX-212, LVIS-3ME12-A1, LIOB-586, LIOB-580 V2, LIOB-588, L-INX… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
- TI-2018-10728 LOYTEC LGATE-902 6.3.2 devices allow Directory Traversal. CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2026-40228 Loytec LWEB802: Reflected Cross-Site Scripting in LWEB802 CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2015-06575 LOYTEC LIP-3ECTB 6.0.1, LINX-100, LVIS-3E100, and LIP-ME201 devices allow remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2023-24968 LOYTEC LINX-151, LINX-212, LVIS-3ME12-A1, LIOB-586, LIOB-580 V2, LIOB-588, L-INX… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2026-55732 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-55732 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6jqh-rgp9-536f · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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