KUNBUS piControl 2.6.2 Event Notification race condition

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A vulnerability was found in KUNBUS piControl 2.6.2 and classified as very critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Event Notification. The manipulation results in race condition. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-13198. Attacking locally is a requirement. No exploit is available.

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A vulnerability was found in KUNBUS piControl 2.6.2. It has been classified as very critical. Affected is an unknown code of the component Event Notification. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a race condition vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-362. The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, and the code sequence requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence that is operating concurrently. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Nozomi Networks Labs identified a CWE-362: Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition') vulnerability in the event notification functionality of KUNBUS piControl in version 2.6.2 that allows a local authenticated attacker to corrupt kernel heap and event-list state and disclose a small amount of adjacent kernel memory, resulting in kernel memory corruption and denial of service, by issuing concurrent crafted requests from multiple threads through the piControl character device.

The advisory is available at nozominetworks.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-13198 since 06/24/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/14/2026).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• KUNBUS

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• piControl

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• 2.6.2

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