CVE-2018-18981

highpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.039 · 90 %ileEURUUS

grimoire priorityP2 · Scheduled

Exploitable?

—

no known exploitation

Likely / severe?

3.87% (90th) EPSS

CVSS 7.8 · high

Is it mine?

5 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

5 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · cisa_csaf_ot

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

In Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Services Platform 2.90 and earlier, a remote unauthenticated attacker could send numerous crafted packets to service ports resulting in memory consumption that could lead to a partial or complete denial-of-service condition to the affected services.

remediations

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

No vendor fix yet; a mitigation is available.

MitigationFactoryTalk Services Platformcisa_csaf_ot
Employ training and awareness programs to educate users on the warning signs of a phishing or social engineering attack.

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 · 6.9–7.8

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

v3.07.5highCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 3.9 · impact 3.6

v3.07.5highCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Hsecondary · CISA US

v3.06.9mediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

v3.17.5highAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Hsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-787USprimaryCWE-122USCWE-122USCWE-122USCWE-787US

affected products (5)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

FactoryTalk Services Platform: v2.90 and earlierall versionscisa_csaf_otUS
Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Services Platform≤ 2.90cisa_csaf_otUS
Rockwell Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Services Platform v2.90 and earlier≤ Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Services Platform v2.90 and earlierenisa_euvdEU
Rockwell Automation Inc. FactoryTalk Services Platform≤ 2.90fstec_bduRU
rockwellautomation factorytalk services platform≤ 2.90nvdUScpe:2.3:a:rockwellautomation:factorytalk_services_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

advisories (1)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

ICSA-18-331-02Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Services Platform2018-11-27icsa · cisa_csaf_otUS
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to diminish communications or cause a complete denial of service to the device.

also known as (5)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd fstec_bdu cisa_csaf_ot nvd NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2019-01-24modified 2026-06-17

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references (7)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

https://compatibility.rockwellautomation.com/Pages/MultiProductDownload.aspx?Keyword=FTSP&crumb=112Patchcnnvd
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-331-02 cnnvd
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106279 cnnvd
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106279 enisa_euvd
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-331-02 enisa_euvd
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106279Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entrynvd
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-331-02Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resourcenvd

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