CVE
BACnet Stack out-of-bounds read in lighting command decoder
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- Exploited
- No known exploitation
- Fix
- Fixed in 1.4.5, 1.5.1, 1.6.0
- Who is exposed
- Not reported
Do first: Upgrade to a fixed version: 1.4.5, 1.5.1, 1.6.0.
- Last modified
- Whether it needs action now or is a reference record, by fixed rules, with why. Last checked is when cve.now last re-read it.What do these mean? →
- Reference
- Last checked
- FIRST's estimate of the chance attackers exploit it in the next 30 days, updated daily.What do these mean? →
- 0.27% · 20th percentile
- A 0-100 score for how much a CVE matters across the industry: exploitation, exposure, how widely the software is used, severity and whether a fix exists.What do these mean? →
- 24/100 · provisional
- Whether working attack code is public (Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or GitHub). Public code makes attacks easier.What do these mean? →
- None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
Summary
BACnet Stack, a BACnet open source protocol stack C library for embedded systems, has an out-of-bounds read flaw in its lighting command decoder that can be reached remotely, without logging in. An attacker can send a crafted message that makes the software read memory past the end of its buffer, which may leak some data.
Written by anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5 from the sources below. Verify against them.
Original description
BACnet Stack is a BACnet open source protocol stack C library for embedded systems. Prior to versions 1.4.5, 1.5.1, and 1.6.0, lighting_command_decode in src/bacnet/lighting.c decodes its first field with the bounded apdu_size - apdu_len, but every nested decode in the operation switch is called with the original full apdu_size while the read pointer has been advanced to &apdu[apdu_len]. The leaf decoders bound their reads against the size they are told, so they read up to apdu_len bytes past the end of the caller's buffer, resulting in an out-of-bounds read. This issue has been patched in versions 1.4.5, 1.5.1, and 1.6.0.
cve.now Index
- Exploitation?/40Unknown. No CISA SSVC exploitation rating yet
- Exposure17/25No login or user action needed per the CVSS vector, reachable over the network without a login · Unknown: No advisory context yet
- Reach?/20Unknown. No tracked technology or package matched
- Severity6.9/10CVSS 6.9
- No patch0/5No signal
What would change the score
- Would score about 69 if added to CISA KEV
- Would score about 64 if CISA's SSVC rates exploitation active
- Would score about 29 if advisories confirm default setups are exposed
What to do
Upgrade to a fixed version: 1.4.5, 1.5.1, 1.6.0.
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What cve.now has for CVE-2026-62972 (entry last updated 2026-11-13):
Affected:
- bacnet-stack bacnet-stack: fixed in 1.4.5; fixed in 1.5.1; fixed in 1.6.0
Fixed versions: 1.4.5, 1.5.1, 1.6.0.
Setup: unknown whether the bug needs a non-default feature or setting. Check the advisory.
CISA KEV: CVE-2026-62972 is not listed as of cve.now's last read.
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Verify against the linked advisories before concluding, and cite the date you read each one:
- https://github.com/bacnet-stack/bacnet-stack/security/advisories/GHSA-9hq3-w3pc-8385
- https://github.com/bacnet-stack/bacnet-stack/pull/1412
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Entry: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-62972
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- CVE published
- First seen by cve.now
Affected versions
- bacnet-stack bacnet-stack
fixed in 1.4.5; fixed in 1.5.1; fixed in 1.6.0
Evidence 4
Vendor advisory · 1
Establishes: Affected and fixed versions.
- Advisory
CVE record · 2
Establishes: The identifier and description.
- Record
- Record
Other links · 1
- Repository
Corrections
None so far.
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Questions about CVE-2026-62972
Is CVE-2026-62972 being exploited?
It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and CISA's SSVC assessment does not mark exploitation as active. That does not mean it has not been attacked: vendors and researchers can report attacks before CISA lists them. No public exploit code is tracked.Source: cve.now feed data
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-62972?
bacnet-stack: before 1.4.5; before 1.5.1; before 1.6.0.Source: cve.now feed data
How do I fix CVE-2026-62972?
Upgrade to a fixed version: 1.4.5, 1.5.1, 1.6.0.Source: cve.now feed data