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Apache PLC4X, Apache PLC4X, Apache PLC4X, Apache PLC4X: ADS discovery accepts spoofed responses and derives the connection target from them

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Improper Verification of Source of a Communication Channel in the ADS discovery of the Go implementation of Apache PLC4X (PLC4Go) allows an attacker able to send UDP datagrams to the discovering host to redirect subsequent connections to an arbitrary, attacker-chosen address. The discovery result's connection address was derived from the AmsNetId claimed in the response body rather than from the datagram's actual source address. One spoofed discovery response can therefore insert an inventory entry pointing at any host, including hosts outside the local network, and an application that connects to discovered devices will open its ADS session, including any configured route credentials, to that host. Additionally, discovery listeners in both implementations can be disabled by a single malformed datagram: - In PLC4Go ADS discovery, a short version block causes a panic that ends the listener for the rest of the discovery call, so legitimate devices answering afterwards are not reported. - In PLC4J, the ADS and EtherNet/IP discoverers stop on an unhandled exception from a malformed response. - The PLC4J Modbus discoverer can be made to spin indefinitely, consuming a CPU core, by a scanned host that sends a partial response. Exploitation requires the application to invoke the discovery API, which is opt-in, and for the connection redirect, to act on the discovered items. This issue affects Apache PLC4X: PLC4Go from 0.11.0 before 1.0.0; PLC4J ADS and Modbus drivers from 0.10.0 befo

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CVE-2026-102511

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Apache PLC4X

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  {
    "vendor": "Apache Software Foundation",
    "product": "Apache PLC4X",
    "versions": [
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "0.11.0",
        "lessThan": "1.0.0",
        "versionType": "semver"
      },
      {
        "status": "unaffected",
        "version": "1.0.0",
        "versionType": "semver"
      }
    ],
    "packageURL": "pkg:golang/github.com/apache/plc4x/plc4go",
    "packageName": "github.com/apache/plc4x/plc4go",
    "collectionURL": "https://golang.org/pkg",
    "defaultStatus": "unaffected"
  },
  {
    "vendor": "Apache Software Foundation",
    "product": "Apache PLC4X",
    "versions": [
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "0.10.0",
        "lessThan": "1.0.0",
        "versionType": "semver"
      },
      {
        "status": "unaffected",
        "version": "1.0.0",
        "versionType": "semver"
      }
    ],
    "packageURL": "pkg:maven/org.apache.plc4x/plc4j-driver-ads",
    "packageName": "org.apache.plc4x:plc4j-driver-ads",
    "collectionURL": "https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2",
    "defaultStatus": "unaffected"
  },
  {
    "vendor": "Apache Software Foundation",
    "product": "Apache PLC4X",
    "versions": [
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "0.10.0",
        "lessThan": "1.0.0",
        "versionType": "semver"
      },
      {
        "status": "unaffected",
        "version": "1.0.0",
        "versionType": "semver"
      }
    ],
    "packageURL": "pkg:maven/org.apache.plc4x/plc4j-driver-modbus",
    "packageName": "org.apache.plc4x:plc4j-driver-modbus",
    "collectionURL": "https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2",
    "defaultStatus": "unaffected"
  },
  {
    "vendor": "Apache Software Foundation",
    "product": "Apache PLC4X",
    "versions": [
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "0.11.0",
        "lessThan": "1.0.0",
        "versionType": "semver"
      },
      {
        "status": "unaffected",
        "version": "1.0.0",
        "versionType": "semver"
      }
    ],
    "packageURL": "pkg:maven/org.apache.plc4x/plc4j-driver-eip",
    "packageName": "org.apache.plc4x:plc4j-driver-eip",
    "collectionURL": "https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2",
    "defaultStatus": "unaffected"
  }
]
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CVE-2026-102511

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#4611 · Revision 1
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