CVE-2026-45341

BACnet Stack: NULL pointer dereference in bacnet_device_object_reference_decode() when WriteProperty updates Structured View subordinate-list

  • High 7.5

Description

BACnet Stack is a BACnet open source protocol stack C library for embedded systems. From versions 1.4.0 to before 1.4.4, and 1.5.0 to before 1.5.1, a NULL pointer dereference can be triggered in bacnet_device_object_reference_decode() when a WriteProperty request updates OBJECT_STRUCTURED_VIEW / PROP_SUBORDINATE_LIST. This issue has been patched in versions 1.4.4 and 1.5.1.

Key facts

Published
12 Nov 2026
Last changed
13 Nov 2026
Assigned by
GitHub_M
EPSS
0.274% likely to be exploited in the next 30 days, higher than 20.062% of CVEs (scores for 15 Nov 2026)
SSVC (CISA)
Exploitation: poc; Automatable: yes; Technical impact: partial

Severity scores

Each score is shown as its source gave it. They are not averaged or merged.

  • 7.5CVSS 3.1, Highfrom the CNA (GitHub_M)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Historical context and remediation

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Version statuses below come from the CNA. An “unaffected” version is not necessarily a currently supported release or proof of a patch date. EPSS is a dated risk estimate, not a count of historical attacks.

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Affected products

VendorProductVersions
bacnet-stackbacnet-stack
  • >= 1.4.0, < 1.4.4 (affected)
  • >= 1.5.0, < 1.5.1 (affected)

Timeline

  1. 12 Nov 2026 Published

Weakness

References