CVE-2013-2789

highpriority · track · 32EPSS 0.018 · 79 %ileEUUS

grimoire priorityP2 · Scheduled

Exploitable?

—

no known exploitation

Likely / severe?

1.82% (79th) EPSS

CVSS 7.8 · high

Is it mine?

4 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

4 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · cisa_csaf_ot · nvd

EPSS · scored 2026-10-28

The Kepware DNP Master Driver for the KEPServerEX Communications Platform before 5.12.140.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (master-station infinite loop) via crafted DNP3 packets to TCP port 20000 and allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (master-station infinite loop) via crafted input over a serial line.

remediations

Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.

No vendor fix yet; a mitigation is available.

MitigationDNP Master Driver for the KEPServerEX Communicaitons Platformcisa_csaf_ot
The researchers suggest the following mitigations: Block DNP3 traffic from traversing onto business or corporate networks through the use of an IPS or firewall with DPN3-specific rule sets.

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

7.8

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.6–7.8

v2.07.8highAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:Cprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 10 · impact 6.9

v2.07.1highAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:Csecondary · CISA US

v2.06.6mediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-835USprimaryCWE-20US

affected products (4)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

Kepware Technologies DNP Master Driver for the KEPServerEX Communicaitons Platform: v5.11.250.0all versionscisa_csaf_otUS
Kepware Technologies DNP Master Driver for the KEPServerEX Communicaitons Platformall versionscisa_csaf_otUS
n/a n/a≤ n/aenisa_euvdEU
kepware kepserverex< 5.12.140.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:kepware:kepserverex:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

advisories (1)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

ICSA-13-226-01Kepware Technologies Improper Input Validation Vulnerability2013-05-17icsa · cisa_csaf_otUS
This CSAF advisory was extracted from unstructured data and may contain inaccuracies. If you notice any errors, please reach out to the designated contact at CISA CSAF: central@cisa.dhs.gov

also known as (3)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd cisa_csaf_ot nvd NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2013-08-22modified 2026-06-16

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references (3)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

http://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-13-226-01 cnnvd
http://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-13-226-01 enisa_euvd
http://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-13-226-01Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resourcenvd

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