CVE-2026-57896 AutomationDirect Productivity Suite Out-of-bounds Read
A local attacker can trigger kernel memory corruption via crafted IOCTL requests, leading to information disclosure or service disruption in AutomationDirect Productivity Suite.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-57896?
CVE-2026-57896 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in AutomationDirect Productivity Suite, published on 16 Jul 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the Productivity Suite allows a local attacker to trigger kernel memory corruption by sending a crafted IOCTL request. This could lead to limited information disclosure or disruption of the affected product.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-57896?
How do I fix CVE-2026-57896?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-57896 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2026-57896 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-57896 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-g349-wjvj-vxpr.