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VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2018-7789

An Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions vulnerability exists in Schneider Electric's Modicon M221 product (all references, all versions prior to firmware V1.6.2.0).

HIGH 7.5EPSS 2.80%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.80%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

An Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions vulnerability exists in Schneider Electric's Modicon M221 product (all references, all versions prior to firmware V1.6.2.0). The vulnerability allows unauthorized users to remotely reboot Modicon M221 using crafted programing protocol frames.

CVSS 3.1
7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS
2.80% probability · 86th percentile
Public exploits
None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-754
Affected
schneider-electric/modicon m221 firmware
Source
cybersecurity@se.com
EPSS trend
0%3%5%27 October 2026: 2.80%27 October 202627 October 2026

EPSS 2.8% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

References

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