Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-114596 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-114596 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-114596?
- High severity, with a CVSS score of 8.2, published 27 October 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- EPICS Community EPICS Base 7.0.10 and prior.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-114596?
- Yes: fixed in 7.0.11. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
- How is CVE-2026-114596 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network, in a software library.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-114596?
- Check whether you run EPICS Community EPICS Base at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.
How to fix
- Fixed in: 7.0.11
Technical details
Improper validation of message length values during protocol parsing triggers an integer overflow in EPICS Base ≤7.0.10, resulting in out-of-bounds memory writes. The vulnerability is reachable over the network without authentication or user interaction. Successful exploitation causes process instability, denial of service, and memory corruption; remote code execution is also possible.
Affected products
- EPICS Community EPICS Base 7.0.10 and prior
Timeline
- 2026-10-27: disclosed