{"id":"CVE-2018-7240","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2018-7240","generatedAt":"2026-10-29T03:02:25.462Z","title":"A vulnerability exists in Schneider Electric's Modicon Quantum in all versions of the communication modules which could allow arbitrary code execution.","description":"A vulnerability exists in Schneider Electric's Modicon Quantum in all versions of the communication modules which could allow arbitrary code execution. An FTP command used to upgrade the firmware of the module can be misused to cause a denial of service, or in extreme cases, to load a malicious firmware.","published":"2018-04-18T20:29:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T02:02:51.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cybersecurity@se.com","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":8.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-787"],"affected":["schneider-electric/140cpu65150 firmware","schneider-electric/140cpu31110 firmware","schneider-electric/140cpu43412u firmware","schneider-electric/140cpu65160 firmware","schneider-electric/140cpu65260 firmware","schneider-electric/140cpu65860 firmware","schneider-electric/140cpu65160s firmware","schneider-electric/140cpu65150c firmware","schneider-electric/140cpu31110c firmware","schneider-electric/140cpu43412uc firmware","schneider-electric/140cpu65160c firmware","schneider-electric/140cpu65260c firmware","schneider-electric/140cpu65860c firmware"],"epss":{"score":0.03201,"percentile":0.88064,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.20%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103541","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"cybersecurity@se.com"},{"url":"https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-086-01","tags":["Third Party Advisory","US Government Resource"],"source":"cybersecurity@se.com"},{"url":"https://www.schneider-electric.com/en/download/document/SEVD-2018-081-01/","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cybersecurity@se.com"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103541","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-086-01","tags":["Third Party Advisory","US Government Resource"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.schneider-electric.com/en/download/document/SEVD-2018-081-01/","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-7240","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}