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.
open62541 History Backend ua_history_data_backend_memory.c UA_DataValue_backend_copyRange use after free
Problem type
Affected products
1.5.0 - AFFECTED
1.5.1 - AFFECTED
1.5.2 - AFFECTED
1.5.3 - AFFECTED
1.5.4 - AFFECTED
1.5.5 - AFFECTED
References
https://vuldb.com/vuln/397123
https://vuldb.com/vuln/397123/cti
https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-82623
https://vuldb.com/submit/893207
https://github.com/open62541/open62541/issues/8199
https://github.com/open62541/open62541/
GitHub Security Advisories
GHSA-w6p5-54jx-cmmh
A vulnerability was detected in open62541 up to 1.5.5. Affected by this vulnerability is the...
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-w6p5-54jx-cmmhA 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.
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/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
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-w6p5-54jx-cmmh
JSON source
https://cveawg.mitre.org/api/cve/CVE-2026-82623Click to expand
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