CyberRota Analysis
This is a critical severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8. Its EPSS score suggests a 35.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
CVE
CVE-2018-7842
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9.8
EPSS
35.04%
Original NVD Description
A CWE-290: Authentication Bypass by Spoofing vulnerability exists in all versions of the Modicon M580, Modicon M340, Modicon Quantum, and Modicon Premium which could cause an elevation of privilege by conducting a brute force attack on Modbus parameters sent to the controller.
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