CVE-2018-7502
highpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.006 · 46 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Kernel drivers in Beckhoff TwinCAT 3.1 Build 4022.4, TwinCAT 2.11 R3 2259, and TwinCAT 3.1 lack proper validation of user-supplied pointer values. An attacker who is able to execute code on the target may be able to exploit this vulnerability to obtain SYSTEM privileges.
remediations
Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.
No vendor fix yet; a mitigation is available.
- MitigationTwinCATcisa_csaf_ot
Beckhoff recommends users update to the newest version and recompile Matlab modules after updating.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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affected products (13)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- ICS-CERT Beckhoff TwinCAT PLC products≤ TwinCAT 3.1 Build 4022.4, TwinCAT 2.11 R3 2259, TwinCAT 3.1enisa_euvdEU
advisories (1)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- ICSA-18-081-02Beckhoff TwinCAT2018-03-22icsa · cisa_csaf_otUS
ATTENTION: Low skill level to exploit.
also known as (4)
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sources
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references (11)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103487cnnvd
- https://download.beckhoff.com/download/Document/product-security/Advisories/advisory-2018-001.pdfcnnvd
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-081-02cnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103487enisa_euvd
- https://download.beckhoff.com/download/Document/product-security/Advisories/advisory-2018-001.pdfenisa_euvd
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-081-02enisa_euvd
- https://srcincite.io/advisories/src-2018-0007/enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103487Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entrynvd
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