CVE-2023-27858
highpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.003 · 19 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Rockwell Automation Arena Simulation contains an arbitrary code execution vulnerability that could potentially allow a malicious user to commit unauthorized code to the software by using an uninitialized pointer in the application. The threat-actor could then execute malicious code on the system affecting the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the product. The user would need to open a malicious file provided to them by the attacker for the code to execute.
remediations
Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.
A vendor fix is available.
- FixedArenacisa_csaf_ot
Rockwell Automation recommends upgrading the affected product software to 16.20.01.
https://compatibility.rockwellautomation.com/Pages/MultiProductCompareSelections.aspx?crumb=113&versions=61205,59155,57310,56903,55302,53518,51988,54099,50421,50004,50003,50379,50378,50324,50323,50325,54097,54098,50322,50321 - MitigationArenacisa_csaf_ot
Rockwell Automation encourages users to implement their suggested security best practices to minimize exploitation risk of these vulnerabilities.
https://rockwellautomation.custhelp.com/app/answers/answer_view/a_id/1085012/loc/en_US#__highlight
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
ssvc
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weaknesses
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affected products (5)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
advisories (1)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- ICSA-23-299-04Rockwell Automation Arena2023-10-26icsa · cisa_csaf_otUS
Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code by using a memory buffer overflow or using an uninitialized pointer in the application.
also known as (5)
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sources
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references (5)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2023-27858/cnnvd
- https://rockwellautomation.custhelp.com/app/answers/answer_view/a_id/1141145cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2023.6255cnnvd
- https://rockwellautomation.custhelp.com/app/answers/answer_view/a_id/1141145enisa_euvd
- https://rockwellautomation.custhelp.com/app/answers/answer_view/a_id/1141145Permissions RequiredVendor Advisorynvd
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