open62541 — security advisory

{
  "id": "74d454298b3828c27857fb90c994d1e1f4f0e21f18d73cc3eca7eb2374f694e4",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-82623",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "UBUNTU-CVE-2026-82623",
    "summary": "A vulnerability was detected in open62541 up to 1.5.5. Affected by this vulnerability is the function UA_DataValue_backend_copyRange of the file plugins/historydata/ua_history_data_backend_memory.c of the component History Backend. The manipulation results in use after free. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit is now public and may be used. The project closed the issue report, stating that this is not the official way to report a security vulnerability.",
    "evidence": "osv:UBUNTU-CVE-2026-82623",
    "products": [
      {
        "name": {
          "value": "open62541",
          "evidence": "/affected/0/package/name"
        },
        "prerequisites": [],
        "fixed_versions": [],
        "affected_versions": [
          {
            "value": "1.4.11.1-1build1",
            "evidence": "/affected/0/versions"
          },
          {
            "value": "1.4.18-1",
            "evidence": "/affected/0/versions"
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "name": {
          "value": "open62541",
          "evidence": "/affected/1/package/name"
        },
        "prerequisites": [],
        "fixed_versions": [],
        "affected_versions": [
          {
            "value": "1.4.11.1-1",
            "evidence": "/affected/1/versions"
          },
          {
            "value": "1.4.11.1-1build1",
            "evidence": "/affected/1/versions"
          }
        ]
      }
    ],
    "severity": "medium",
    "structured": {
      "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2026-82623",
      "aliases": [
        "UBUNTU-CVE-2026-82623"
      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L"
        },
        {
          "type": "CVSS_V4",
          "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P"
        },
        {
          "type": "Ubuntu",
          "score": "medium"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
        {
          "ranges": [
            {
              "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "0"
                }
              ]
            }
          ],
          "package": {
            "name": "open62541",
            "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/open62541?arch=source&distro=stonking",
            "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:26.10"
          },
          "versions": [
            "1.4.11.1-1build1",
            "1.4.18-1"
          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-82623.json"
          },
          "ecosystem_specific": {
            "binaries": [
              {
                "binary_name": "libopen62541-1.4",
                "binary_version": "1.4.18-1"
              },
              {
                "binary_name": "libopen62541-1.4-tools",
                "binary_version": "1.4.18-1"
              }
            ]
          }
        },
        {
          "ranges": [
            {
              "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "0"
                }
              ]
            }
          ],
          "package": {
            "name": "open62541",
            "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/open62541?arch=source&distro=resolute",
            "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:26.04:LTS"
          },
          "versions": [
            "1.4.11.1-1",
            "1.4.11.1-1build1"
          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-82623.json"
          },
          "ecosystem_specific": {
            "binaries": [
              {
                "binary_name": "libopen62541-1.4",
                "binary_version": "1.4.11.1-1build1"
              },
              {
                "binary_name": "libopen62541-1.4-tools",
                "binary_version": "1.4.11.1-1build1"
              }
            ]
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-17T13:01:11.851056736Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "upstream": [
        "CVE-2026-82623"
      ],
      "references": [
        "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-82623",
        "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-82623",
        "https://github.com/open62541/open62541/issues/8199",
        "https://github.com/open62541/open62541/",
        "https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-82623",
        "https://vuldb.com/submit/893207",
        "https://vuldb.com/vuln/397123",
        "https://vuldb.com/vuln/397123/cti"
      ]
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2026-82623",
        "evidence": "/upstream"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/1/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 361204,
  "published_at": "2026-08-31T07:17:00+00:00"
}