MZ Automation libiec61850 Out-of-bounds Read
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-125 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
The MMS BER decoder contains a flaw in decoding fixed-width BER fields (boolean/integer): an attacker-supplied length value is not validated, causing a read past the end of a heap buffer. This leads to termination of the MMS service process and a denial-of-service condition.
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MZ Automation | libiec61850 | before 1.6.2 | 1.6.2 | Patch available | CNA |
- libiec61850 VendorMZ Automation Affected before 1.6.2 Fixed in 1.6.2 Patch available CNA
CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1
Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:mz-automation:libiec61850:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | — | — | MZ Automation |
- cpe:2.3:a:mz-automation:libiec61850:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·MZ Automation
Remediation
- Fix · CNA libiec61850 (MZ Automation GmbH) Fixed in 1.6.2
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
MZ Automation libiec61850 1.6.2
8 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 7 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-47133 MZ Automation libiec61850 Out-of-bounds ReadPriority MEDIUM 44
- TI-2026-45265 MZ Automation libiec61850 Out-of-bounds ReadPriority LOW 32
- TI-2026-47382 MZ Automation libiec61850 Out-of-bounds ReadPriority LOW 31
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-65421
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rh3w-qc85-vjvv
References
More MZ Automation vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-75355 Infinite loop and out-of-bounds read in libIEC61850 ACSE parsing CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-75345 Remote NULL dereference in libIEC61850 MMS Read crashes servers CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2026-75344 Remote information disclosure in libIEC61850 MMS file service CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2024-18824 In mz-automation libiec61850 v1.4.0, a NULL Pointer Dereference was detected in the… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2022-05561 Infinite loop in MZ Automation libiec61850 CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2026-45011 MZ Automation lib60870 Out-of-bounds Read CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
Sources
- CVE-2026-65421 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-65421 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rh3w-qc85-vjvv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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