Impacts charging infrastructure; unauthenticated WebSocket access enabling control over chargers and data corruption.
CVE-2026-29796
Unauthenticated OCPP WebSocket allows charger impersonation and control.
Is CVE-2026-29796 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-29796 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.47% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-29796?
CVE-2026-29796 is rated Critical with a CVSS score of 9.3. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-29796?
Not known from our data. No patch reference has been recorded for CVE-2026-29796, which is not the same as no patch existing — a fix may have shipped without a tagged reference, or after this record was written. The vendor advisory is the only authority on whether a fix exists, and mitigations may be available regardless.
What does CVE-2026-29796 affect?
CVE-2026-29796 affects OCPP WebSocket endpoint, Charging infrastructure backend, Charging network. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-29796?
Enforce auth on OCPP WS; restrict access to trusted networks; monitor for abnormal commands.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Unauthenticated attackers can impersonate charging stations, issue/receive OCPP commands, gain control of chargers, and corrupt backend data.
Patch when possible
- affectedAll versions
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.