Vulnerability · Published Jul 14, 2026 · Assigned by VulDB
CVE-2026-15690open62541 Shared Client ua_client_connect.c responseReadNamespacesArray null pointer dereference
Low 3.1
In plain English
A low-severity null pointer dereference in open62541. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 38% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
A vulnerability was identified in open62541 up to 1.5.5. Affected by this issue is the function responseReadNamespacesArray of the file src/client/ua_client_connect.c of the component Shared Client Library. Such manipulation of the argument Server_NamespaceArray leads to null pointer dereference. The attack can be executed remotely. The attack requires a high level of complexity. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The exploit is publicly available and might be used. The project closed the issue report, stating that this is not the official way to report a security vulnerability.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:13 | open62541 | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-15690 |
| Debian:14 | open62541 | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-15690 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | open62541 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-15690 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | open62541 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-15690 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-476, CWE-404 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
References
- VDB-378237 | open62541 Shared Client ua_client_connect.c responseReadNamespacesArray null pointer dereference vdb-entry, technical-description
- VDB-378237 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, IOA) signature, permissions-required
- CVE-2026-15690 | CVE Analysis and Report third-party-advisory
- Submit #855996 | open62541 Project open62541 master (commit ca356b088ada7dee824d1b4acd07c1ff07ce242b) out-of-bounds read third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/open62541/open62541/issues/8104 exploit, issue-tracking
- https://github.com/open62541/open62541/ product