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CVE-2026-46677 BACnet Stack: Client-Side Out-of-Bounds Read in AtomicReadFile-ACK Record-Access Handling via RecordCount / fileData[] Mismatch

6.5 mediumEPSS 0.2%

Medium (6.5) in bacnet-stack bacnet-stack. EPSS 0.2% estimated probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

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BACnet Stack is a BACnet open source protocol stack C library for embedded systems. Prior to versions 1.4.4 and 1.5.1, there is a client-side out-of-bounds read in the AtomicReadFile-ACK record-access handling path. The issue is caused by a mismatch between a remote returnedRecordCount value and the fixed local fileData[] array capacity in BACNET_ATOMIC_READ_FILE_DATA. The ACK decode path preserves the remote RecordCount, discards storage for excess records without truncating that count, and a downstream sink later iterates over the original RecordCount and indexes fileData[i] out of bounds. This issue has been patched in versions 1.4.4 and 1.5.1.

Severity

CVSS 3.1

6.5 medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS
0.2% estimated probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days; 12th percentile. Scored 2026-11-13. A forecast for this CVE across the internet, not for your own systems.
CISA's assessment (SSVC)
Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial, assessed 2026-11-13. From CISA's Vulnrichment in the CVE List: whether it is exploited, whether exploiting it can be automated, and how much control it gives.
CWEs
CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read
CWE-130 Improper Handling of Length Parameter Inconsistency
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Modified
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NVD analysis
Awaiting analysis
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Versions

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ProductAffected
bacnet-stack< 1.4.4
bacnet-stack< 1.5.1

Attack patterns (CAPEC)

  • CAPEC-540 Overread Buffers Likelihood: Low · Severity: High
  • CAPEC-47 Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion Likelihood: Medium · Severity: High

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