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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2011-4871

Open Automation Software OPC Systems.NET before 5.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a malformed .NET RPC packet on TCP port 58723.

EXPLOIT ✓MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 3.12%

Does this matter?

A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified), so the technical barrier is gone even though the severity is medium and EPSS is 3.1%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet.

Description

Open Automation Software OPC Systems.NET before 5.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a malformed .NET RPC packet on TCP port 58723.

CVSS 2.0
5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
EPSS
3.12% probability · 88th percentile
Public exploits
1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 10 October 2011
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-20
Affected
opcsystems/opcsystems.net
Source
cret@cert.org
EPSS trend
0%3%5%26 October 2026: 3.12%26 October 202626 October 2026

EPSS 3.1% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Public exploits (1)

Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.

EDB-IDTitleTypePublishedVerified
EDB-17965source ↗OPC Systems.NET 4.00.0048 - Denial of Servicewindows · Luigi Auriemmados10 October 2011yes

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.