CVE-2026-62977

MEDIUMCVSS 6.9/10

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CVE-2026-62977 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.9/10 on the CVSS scale. BACnet Stack is a BACnet open source protocol stack C library for embedded systems. Prior to version 1.5.1, the BACnet FILE object implementation allows remote WriteProperty(PROP_FILE_SIZE) requests to change the size of a stream-access FILE object without checking whether that FILE is marked Read_Only.

Description

BACnet Stack is a BACnet open source protocol stack C library for embedded systems. Prior to version 1.5.1, the BACnet FILE object implementation allows remote WriteProperty(PROP_FILE_SIZE) requests to change the size of a stream-access FILE object without checking whether that FILE is marked Read_Only. When the FILE backend is RAMFS, enlarging the file only performs realloc() and updates the stored size; the newly exposed tail region is not initialized before later reads. As a result, a remote client can enlarge a read-only RAMFS-backed stream-access FILE and then immediately retrieve the newly exposed region with AtomicReadFile(stream-access). Depending on the allocator and build configuration, the returned data may contain sanitizer fill bytes, stale heap contents, or other unintended process memory. Shrinking the file through the same path can also remotely truncate content that was intended to be read-only. This issue has been patched in versions 1.5.1 and 1.6.0.

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Affected Software

Source: CNA advisory (CVE.org). NVD analysis pending.

VendorProductVersions
bacnet-stackbacnet-stack< 1.5.1

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-62977?
BACnet Stack is a BACnet open source protocol stack C library for embedded systems. Prior to version 1.5.1, the BACnet FILE object implementation allows remote WriteProperty(PROP_FILE_SIZE) requests to change the size of a stream-access FILE object without checking whether that FILE is marked Read_Only. When the FILE backend is RAMFS, enlarging the file only performs realloc() and updates the stored size; the newly exposed tail region is not initialized before later reads. As a result, a remote client can enlarge a read-only RAMFS-backed stream-access FILE and then immediately retrieve the newly exposed region with AtomicReadFile(stream-access). Depending on the allocator and build configuration, the returned data may contain sanitizer fill bytes, stale heap contents, or other unintended process memory. Shrinking the file through the same path can also remotely truncate content that was intended to be read-only. This issue has been patched in versions 1.5.1 and 1.6.0.
How severe is CVE-2026-62977?
CVE-2026-62977 has a CVSS score of 6.9/10 (MEDIUM severity).
How do I fix CVE-2026-62977?
Check the vendor references and advisories linked above for patched versions and mitigation guidance. You can also run a Strix scan to test if your systems are affected.

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Source: NVD / NIST