CVE-2018-14829
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 16.1% (pctl 97)
Patch early
EPSS 16.1% — above the 10% action threshold.
Description
Rockwell Automation RSLinx Classic Versions 4.00.01 and prior. This vulnerability may allow a remote threat actor to intentionally send a malformed CIP packet to Port 44818, causing the software application to stop responding and crash. This vulnerability also has the potential to exploit a buffer overflow condition, which may allow the threat actor to remotely execute arbitrary code.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 16.09% — more likely to be exploited than 97% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-121 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2018-09-20 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| rockwellautomation | rslinx |
References
→ the Explorer · watch your stack · NVD