Vulnerability · Published Aug 8, 2026 · Assigned by VulDB
CVE-2026-19259MZ Automation libiec61850 MMS Protocol Workflow iec61850_common.c MmsMapping_varAccessSpecToObjectReference heap-based overflow
Medium 5.3
In plain English
A medium-severity heap buffer overflow in libiec61850 from MZ Automation. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 7% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
A vulnerability has been found in MZ Automation libiec61850 up to 1.6.1. The affected element is the function MmsMapping_varAccessSpecToObjectReference of the file src/iec61850/common/iec61850_common.c of the component MMS Protocol Workflow. Such manipulation of the argument GetNamedVariableListAttributesResponse.itemId leads to heap-based buffer overflow. The attack must be carried out locally. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| MZ Automation | libiec61850 | 1.6.01.6.1 |
Weakness: CWE-122, CWE-119 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
References
- VDB-387009 | MZ Automation libiec61850 MMS Protocol Workflow iec61850_common.c MmsMapping_varAccessSpecToObjectReference heap-based overflow vdb-entry, technical-description
- VDB-387009 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, IOA) signature, permissions-required
- CVE-2026-19259 | CVE Analysis and Report third-party-advisory
- Submit #865176 | MZ Automation libiec61850 1.6.1 Memory Corruption (Out-of-bounds Read) third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/mz-automation/libiec61850/issues/599 issue-tracking
- https://github.com/user-attachments/files/29190426/PoC.zip exploit