Description
In open62541 v1.5.5, the server-side AddReferences implementation contains an incomplete validation flaw for non-local ExpandedNodeId targets. A remote attacker can send a crafted AddReferencesRequest with an empty targetServerUri and a non-zero targetNodeId.serverIndex, causing the target node pointer to remain NULL while execution continues.
Published: 2026-08-05
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Thu, 06 Aug 2026 01:15:00 +0000

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Title Incomplete Validation in AddReferences Causing Null Pointer Dereference in open62541
Weaknesses CWE-476

Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:45:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Open62541
Open62541 open62541
Vendors & Products Open62541
Open62541 open62541

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 23:30:00 +0000

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Description In open62541 v1.5.5, the server-side AddReferences implementation contains an incomplete validation flaw for non-local ExpandedNodeId targets. A remote attacker can send a crafted AddReferencesRequest with an empty targetServerUri and a non-zero targetNodeId.serverIndex, causing the target node pointer to remain NULL while execution continues.
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Open62541 Open62541
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-05T23:06:23.282Z

Reserved: 2026-07-30T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2026-67870

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Updated: 2026-08-06T01:00:03Z

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