High

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption in OPC UA .NET Standard Reference Server

  • Disclosed: 05.05.2023
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 11:23

This security update resolves a vulnerability in the OPC UA .NET Standard Reference Server that allows remote attackers to send malicious requests that consume all memory available to the server.

https://files.opcfoundation.org/SecurityBulletins/OPC%20Foundation%20Security%20Bulletin%20CVE-2023-27321.pdf

Affected software

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
.NET (NuGet) OPCFoundation.NetStandard.Opc.Ua.Server < 1.4.371.86 1.4.371.86

References

CVSS score 7.5/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-400
Platform
.NET (NuGet)
Package
OPCFoundation.NetStandard.Opc.Ua.Server
Disclosed
05.05.2023
Updated
11.10.2026 11:23

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-vpf7-r2fv-75m9 - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: OPCFoundation.NetStandard.Opc.Ua.Server

All published vulnerabilities of this package (.NET (NuGet)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.

Total entries
3
First → latest
08.2022 05.2023
Without a fix
0
Exploited in attacks
0

Severity breakdown

  • High 1
  • Medium 2

Disclosures per year

  1. 2022: 1
  2. 2023: 2
  3. 2024: 0
  4. 2025: 0
  5. 2026: 0
  1. Uncontrolled Resource Consumption in OPC UA .NET Standard Reference Server this entry
    High · 7.5 CVE-2023-27321 < 1.4.371.86 1.4.371.86
  2. Medium · 5.3 CVE-2023-31048 < 1.4.371.86 1.4.371.86
  3. Medium · 5.3 CVE-2022-33916 < 1.4.370.9 1.4.370.9

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