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CVE-2026-102511: CWE-940 Improper Verification of Source of a Communication Channel (f054) in Apache Software Foundation Apache PLC4X

0
High
Published: 09/30/2026 (09/30/2026, 08:03:04 UTC)
Source: CVE Database V5
Vendor/Project: Apache Software Foundation
Product: Apache PLC4X

Description

Improper Verification of Source of a Communication Channel in the ADS discovery of the Go implementation of Apache PLC4X (PLC4Go) allows an attacker able to send UDP datagrams to the discovering host to redirect subsequent connections to an arbitrary, attacker-chosen address. The discovery result's connection address was derived from the AmsNetId claimed in the response body rather than from the datagram's actual source address. One spoofed discovery response can therefore insert an inventory entry pointing at any host, including hosts outside the local network, and an application that connects to discovered devices will open its ADS session, including any configured route credentials, to that host. Additionally, discovery listeners in both implementations can be disabled by a single malformed datagram: - In PLC4Go ADS discovery, a short version block causes a panic that ends the listener for the rest of the discovery call, so legitimate devices answering afterwards are not reported. - In PLC4J, the ADS and EtherNet/IP discoverers stop on an unhandled exception from a malformed response. - The PLC4J Modbus discoverer can be made to spin indefinitely, consuming a CPU core, by a scanned host that sends a partial response. Exploitation requires the application to invoke the discovery API, which is opt-in, and for the connection redirect, to act on the discovered items. This issue affects Apache PLC4X: PLC4Go from 0.11.0 before 1.0.0; PLC4J ADS and Modbus drivers from 0.10.0 before 1.0.0; PLC4J EtherNet/IP driver from 0.11.0 before 1.0.0. PLC4Go is consumed as the Go module github.com/apache/plc4x/plc4go; versions refer to the corresponding Apache PLC4X releases. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 1.0.0, which fixes the issue. Version 1.0.0 derives the connection address from the datagram's source address and logs a warning when the claimed AmsNetId disagrees with it.

CVSS v4.0

Score 8.5high

Attack Vector
Adjacent Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
None
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Passive
Vuln. Confidentiality
High
Vuln. Integrity
High
Vuln. Availability
None
Subsq. Confidentiality
None
Subsq. Integrity
None
Subsq. Availability
None
CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Affected software

Apache Software Foundation

Apache PLC4X

Affected versions
>=0.11.0 <1.0.0

Apache Software Foundation

Apache PLC4X

Affected versions
>=0.10.0 <1.0.0

Apache Software Foundation

Apache PLC4X

Affected versions
>=0.10.0 <1.0.0

Apache Software Foundation

Apache PLC4X

Affected versions
>=0.11.0 <1.0.0
GitHub Actionsmore threats →cve
github.com/apache/plc4x/plc4go
pkg:github/github.com/apache/plc4x/plc4go
Affected versions
>=0.11.0 <1.0.0
Apache Software Foundation/org.apache.plc4x:plc4j-driver-ads
pkg:maven/Apache Software Foundation/org.apache.plc4x:plc4j-driver-ads
Affected versions
>=0.10.0 <1.0.0
Apache Software Foundation/org.apache.plc4x:plc4j-driver-modbus
pkg:maven/Apache Software Foundation/org.apache.plc4x:plc4j-driver-modbus
Affected versions
>=0.10.0 <1.0.0
Apache Software Foundation/org.apache.plc4x:plc4j-driver-eip
pkg:maven/Apache Software Foundation/org.apache.plc4x:plc4j-driver-eip
Affected versions
>=0.11.0 <1.0.0

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Technical Details

Data Version
5.2
Assigner Short Name
apache
Date Reserved
2026-09-29T11:41:47.734Z
Cvss Version
4.0
State
PUBLISHED

Threat ID: 6abcc9bbc8a85a770d0e6ed7

Added to database: 09/30/2026, 08:35:07 UTC

Last updated: 09/30/2026, 08:35:07 UTC

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