CVE-2026-51221: EIPStackGroup OpENer buffer overflow in Get_Attribute_List

CVE-2026-51221 · Severity: info · CVSS 7.5 · Published 2026-06-29

OpENer is an open-source software stack used by industrial devices to communicate over the EtherNet/IP protocol. A security flaw allows a remote attacker to crash the software by sending a specially crafted network packet. This could lead to a denial-of-service (DoS) condition, disrupting industrial operations or communication between automated devices.

Technologies: EIPStackGroup OpENer. Vendors: EIPStackGroup.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-51221 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-51221 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-51221?
Informational severity, with a CVSS score of 7.5, published 29 June 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?
EIPStackGroup OpENer commit 76b95cf951a18d0e8481833168ab8c6943ce7c96.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-51221?
No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
How is CVE-2026-51221 attacked?
It is attacked over the network, in a software library.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-51221?
Check whether you run EIPStackGroup OpENer 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.

Technical details

A buffer overflow exists in the Get_Attribute_List function within EIPStackGroup OpENer (specifically commit 76b95cf). The vulnerability is triggered when the stack processes a malformed Common Packet Format (CPF) packet with an inconsistent item count. During response re-assembly in EncodeMessageRouterResponseData, the software fails to validate destination capacity before copying an oversized Message Router response into the ENIPMessage buffer. This results in an out-of-bounds write that corrupts the adjacent current_message_position pointer, leading to a segmentation fault and denial of service when the corrupted pointer is later dereferenced in AddIntToMessage. The attack is reachable over the network without authentication.

Affected products

  • EIPStackGroup OpENer commit 76b95cf951a18d0e8481833168ab8c6943ce7c96

Timeline

  • 2026-06-29: disclosed: Vulnerability reported via GitHub issues and published to NVD.

References

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