CVE-2023-27854 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2023-27854

Rockwell Automation Arena® Simulation Out of Bounds Read Vulnerability

Vulnerability Description

An arbitrary code execution vulnerability was reported to Rockwell Automation in Arena Simulation that could potentially allow a malicious user to commit unauthorized arbitrary code to the software by using a memory buffer overflow.  The threat-actor could then execute malicious code on the system affecting the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the product.  The user would need to open a malicious file provided to them by the attacker for the code to execute.

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

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • These vulnerabilities were reported to Rockwell Automation by Michael Heinzl.

Affected Vendor

Rockwell Automation

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Affected Software

Arena Simulation
Vulnerable Versions:
All versions before 16.20.02 Patch

Timeline

Official Publish: October 27th, 2023
Last Modified: September 10th, 2024
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

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

Weaknesses (CWE)