CVE-2018-7842 - CVE House
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Status published Critical CVE-2018-7842

A CWE-290: Authentication Bypass by Spoofing vulnerability exists in all...

Vulnerability Description

A CWE-290: Authentication Bypass by Spoofing vulnerability exists in all versions of the Modicon M580, Modicon M340, Modicon Quantum, and Modicon Premium which could cause an elevation of privilege by conducting a brute force attack on Modbus parameters sent to the controller.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Modicon M580 Modicon M340 Modicon Quantum Modicon Premium
Vulnerable Versions:
Modicon M580 Modicon M340 Modicon Quantum Modicon Premium

Timeline

Official Publish: May 22nd, 2019
Last Modified: August 5th, 2024
Added to House: July 20th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.