Vulnerability · Published Oct 23, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck
CVE-2026-115723Snap7 through 1.4.3 Out-of-Bounds Write via BRecv and CheckAsBRecvCompletion
High 7.4
In plain English
A high-severity out-of-bounds write in snap7 from davenardella. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 36% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
Snap7 through 1.4.3 contains an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the passive partner that allows a malicious active partner to overflow application buffers by declaring an unvalidated BSend total length. Attackers connecting from the configured peer address can declare up to 65535 bytes and send a short fragment, causing BRecv to memcpy past the buffer and crash or corrupt SCADA, HMI or gateway processes.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | snap7 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-115723 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | snap7 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-115723 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| davenardella | snap7 | 0 – through 1.4.3 |
Weakness: CWE-787 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
References
- https://github.com/davenardella/snap7/pull/41 issue-tracking, patch
- https://github.com/davenardella/snap7/blob/30f37da3114024a71ba93f7fd855c680b97a406f/src/core/s7_partner.cpp#L1126-L1166 technical-description
- https://github.com/davenardella/snap7/blob/30f37da3114024a71ba93f7fd855c680b97a406f/src/core/s7_partner.cpp#L850-L867 technical-description
- VulnCheck Advisory: Snap7 through 1.4.3 Out-of-Bounds Write via BRecv and CheckAsBRecvCompletion third-party-advisory