CVE-2019-5636
mediumpriority · track · 30EPSS 0.014 · 73 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
When a Beckhoff TwinCAT Runtime receives a malformed UDP packet, the ADS Discovery Service shuts down. Note that the TwinCAT devices are still performing as normal. This issue affects TwinCAT 2 version 2304 (and prior) and TwinCAT 3.1 version 4204.0 (and prior).
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5–7.5
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affected products (6)
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references (7)
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- https://blog.rapid7.com/2019/10/08/r7-2019-32-denial-of-service-vulnerabilities-in-beckhoff-twincat-plc-environment-fixed/cnnvd
- https://download.beckhoff.com/download/Document/product-security/Advisories/advisory-2019-004.pdfcnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-5636cnnvd
- https://blog.rapid7.com/2019/10/08/r7-2019-32-denial-of-service-vulnerabilities-in-beckhoff-twincat-plc-environment-fixed/enisa_euvd
- https://download.beckhoff.com/download/Document/product-security/Advisories/advisory-2019-004.pdfenisa_euvd
- https://blog.rapid7.com/2019/10/08/r7-2019-32-denial-of-service-vulnerabilities-in-beckhoff-twincat-plc-environment-fixed/ExploitThird Party Advisorynvd
- https://download.beckhoff.com/download/Document/product-security/Advisories/advisory-2019-004.pdfVendor Advisorynvd
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