Vulnerability · Published Sep 30, 2026 · Assigned by CERTVDE

CVE-2026-76992Uncontrolled Memory Allocation in CODESYS Gateway Client

High 7.5

In plain English

A high-severity resource allocation without limits in Development System 3 from CODESYS. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 26% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 74.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

The CODESYS Gateway Client allocates memory based on a size field in a gateway response without enforcing an appropriate upper limit. An unauthenticated remote attacker controlling a malicious gateway can exploit this behavior to trigger excessive memory consumption, resulting in a denial-of-service condition thus leading to a total loss of availablity.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
CODESYS Development System 3 3.0.0.0 – before 3.5.22.40
CODESYS Gateway 3.0.0.0 – before 3.5.22.40
CODESYS Edge Gateway for Windows 3.0.0.0 – before 3.5.22.40
CODESYS HMI (SL) 3.0.0.0 – before 3.5.22.40
CODESYS OPC DA Server SL 3.0.0.0 – before 3.5.22.40
CODESYS PLCHandler 3.0.0.0 – before 3.5.22.40
CODESYS Runtime Toolkit 3.0.0.0 – before 3.5.22.40
CODESYS Edge Gateway for Linux 3.15.0.0 – before 4.23.0.0

Weakness: CWE-770 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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