# CVE-2026-29972: nanoMODBUS through v1.22.0 has a stack-based buffer overflow in recv\_read\_registers\_res() in nanomodbus.c.

- Severity: CVSS 8.2 (High), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-05-08 · Updated: 2026-05-08

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

nanoMODBUS through v1.22.0 has a stack-based buffer overflow in recv_read_registers_res() in nanomodbus.c. When a client calls nmbs_read_holding_registers() or nmbs_read_input_registers(), the library writes register data from the server response to the caller-provided buffer based on the response's byte_count field before validating that byte_count matches the requested quantity. A malicious Modbus TCP server can send a response with byte_count=250 (125 registers) regardless of the requested quantity, causing up to 248 bytes of attacker-controlled data to overflow the buffer, potentially allowing remote code execution.

## What to do

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## References

- https://github.com/debevv/nanoMODBUS
- https://github.com/debevv/nanoMODBUS/blob/master/nanomodbus.c#L580-L615
- https://gist.github.com/dwilliams27/a4e26fe747c8561d608f7549804bd85f

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