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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2018-7502

An attacker who is able to execute code on the target may be able to exploit this vulnerability to obtain SYSTEM privileges.

HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.56%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.56%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

Kernel drivers in Beckhoff TwinCAT 3.1 Build 4022.4, TwinCAT 2.11 R3 2259, and TwinCAT 3.1 lack proper validation of user-supplied pointer values. An attacker who is able to execute code on the target may be able to exploit this vulnerability to obtain SYSTEM privileges.

CVSS 3.0
7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
0.56% probability · 45th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-822, CWE-20
Affected
beckhoff/twincat · beckhoff/twincat c\+\+
Source
ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.