CVE-2023-27858 HIGH

CVE-2023-27858: Rockwell Automation Arena® Simulation Uninitialized Pointer Vulnerability

Vendor Rockwell Automation
Product Arena Simulation
Weakness CWE-824
Published October 27, 2023
Last update September 9, 2024

CVSS base score

7.8/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Rockwell Automation Arena Simulation contains an arbitrary code execution vulnerability that could potentially allow a malicious user to commit unauthorized code to the software by using an uninitialized pointer in the application.  The threat-actor could then execute malicious code on the system affecting the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the product.  The user would need to open a malicious file provided to them by the attacker for the code to execute.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

October 27, 2023 CVE published
September 9, 2024 Record updated