CVE-2026-47711: BACnet Stack stack buffer overflow in life-safety-zone property read

CVE-2026-47711 · Severity: high · CVSS 8.6 · Published 2026-11-12

BACnet Stack is a C library implementing the BACnet building automation protocol, commonly used in HVAC and security systems. A remote attacker can crash the demo server by sending a specially crafted network request that triggers a memory corruption vulnerability, causing the system to crash and potentially allowing code execution.

Technologies: BACnet Stack. Vendors: BACnet Stack.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-47711 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-47711 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-47711?
High severity, with a CVSS score of 8.6, published 12 November 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?
BACnet Stack prior to 1.4.4, 1.5.1, and 1.6.0.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-47711?
Yes: fixed in 1.4.4, 1.5.1, 1.6.0. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
How is CVE-2026-47711 attacked?
It is attacked over the network, in a software library.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-47711?
Check whether you run BACnet Stack 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: 1.4.4, 1.5.1, 1.6.0

Technical details

A stack buffer overflow exists in the Life_Safety_Zone property reading code path within the Loop object's timer callback. When a remote client sends a WriteProperty request to set loop-1's controlled-variable-reference to point to life-safety-zone-1's accepted-modes property, the subsequent timer tick calls Loop_Read_Variable_Reference_Update() which allocates a fixed 32-byte buffer, but Life_Safety_Zone_Read_Property() writes an unbounded number of enumerated values without length checking, overflowing the stack. The vulnerability is network-reachable on the default BACnet/IP demo server without requiring authentication.

Affected products

  • BACnet Stack BACnet Stack prior to 1.4.4, 1.5.1, and 1.6.0

Timeline

  • 2026-07-05: disclosed
  • 2026-11-12: advisory

References

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