Out-of-bounds Read in ICS Product Causes Denial of Service

Publication date: 2026-07-23

Last updated on: 2026-07-23

Assigner: ICS-CERT

Description

The affected product is vulnerable to an Out-of-bounds read, which may allow an attacker to crash the parsing process and cause a denial of service.

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Published

2026-07-23

Last Modified

2026-07-23

Generated

2026-07-24

AI Q&A

2026-07-24

EPSS Evaluated

N/A

NVD

CVE-2026-16002

Affected Vendors & Products

Currently, no data is known.

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Exploitability

CWE

KEV

CWE ID	Description
CWE-125	The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is an Out-of-bounds read issue in an unspecified product. It allows an attacker to read memory outside the intended buffer, potentially causing the parsing process to crash and leading to a denial of service.

Impact Analysis

An attacker could exploit this to crash the affected software, disrupting services and causing downtime. If the software is part of critical infrastructure, this could lead to operational disruptions.

Mitigation Strategies

Apply the latest security patches or updates provided by the vendor for the affected product to address the out-of-bounds read vulnerability.

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