Critical severity · published Apr 18, 2018
CVE-2018-8840
A remote attacker could send a carefully crafted packet in InduSoft Web Studio v8.1 and prior versions, and/or InTouch Machine Edition 2017 v8.1 and prior versions during a tag,…
9.8
CVSS
8.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A remote attacker could send a carefully crafted packet in InduSoft Web Studio v8.1 and prior versions, and/or InTouch Machine Edition 2017 v8.1 and prior versions during a tag, alarm, or event related action such as read and write, which may allow remote code execution.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)8.6% · higher than 95% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
IM
Intouch Machine Edition 2017 · Industrial-software
through 8.1 · source: NVD
WS
Web Studio · Indusoft
through 8.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-8840
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-8840
Third Party Advisory
http://software.schneider-electric.com/pdf/security-bulletin/lfsec00000125/
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103949
Third Party Advisory
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-107-01
Third Party Advisory
https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2018-07
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