CVE-2020-28596Network attack vector

Code execution via OBJ parser stack overflow

Published Feb 10, 2021 · Updated Aug 4, 2024

A stack-based buffer overflow in Prusa Research PrusaSlicer 2.2.0 and Master allows attackers to execute code via a crafted OBJ file. Objparser::objparse() reads fixed-size chunks into a stack buffer without preventing cumulative input from exceeding that buffer, allowing a specially crafted file to overwrite stack memory. Exploitation requires an attacker to supply the OBJ file and a user or process to open it; successful exploitation can execute code with the slicer's privileges.

CVSS severity8.8
High
EPSS probability1.44%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

A stack-based buffer overflow in Prusa Research PrusaSlicer 2.2.0 and Master allows attackers to execute code via a crafted OBJ file. Objparser::objparse() reads fixed-size chunks into a stack buffer without preventing cumulative input from exceeding that buffer, allowing a specially crafted file to overwrite stack memory. Exploitation requires an attacker to supply the OBJ file and a user or process to open it; successful exploitation can execute code with the slicer's privileges.

The record

CVE
CVE-2020-28596
Published
Feb 10, 2021
Updated
Aug 4, 2024
Vendor
Prusa Research
Product
PrusaSlicer
Classifications
CWE-121, T1203
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Feb 10, 2021CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 4, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=Prusa Research PrusaSlicer 2.2.0 , Prusa Research PrusaSlicer Master (commit 4b040b856)

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Prusa Research · PrusaSlicerversion=Prusa Research PrusaSlicer 2.2.0 , Prusa Research PrusaSlicer Master (commit 4b040b856)

Published CVSS scores

8.8Cisco TalosCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.8NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-121Stack-based Buffer Overflow
T1203Exploitation for Client Execution

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