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CVE-2023-26793 — libmodbus v3

libmodbus v3.1.10 has a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in read_io_status function in src/modbus.c.

CVSS

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EPSS

0.89% (top 24.70%)

CWE

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Published

2024-05-01T00:00:00.000Z

Last modified

2024-08-02T11:53:54.382Z

CVSS vector

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01What is this vulnerability?

libmodbus v3.1.10 has a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in read_io_status function in src/modbus.c.

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Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

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No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

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