High severity · published Oct 27, 2023
CVE-2023-27854
Rockwell Automation Arena® Simulation Out of Bounds Read Vulnerability
7.8
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
An arbitrary code execution vulnerability was reported to Rockwell Automation in Arena Simulation that could potentially allow a malicious user to commit unauthorized arbitrary code to the software by using a memory buffer overflow. 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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 20% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AS
Arena Simulation · Rockwell Automation
All versions before 16.20.02 Patch · source: vendor
AR
Arena · Rockwellautomation
before 16.20.02 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-27854
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-27854
Permissions Required
https://rockwellautomation.custhelp.com/app/answers/answer_view/a_id/1141145
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