Vulnerability · Published Mar 26, 2024 · Assigned by Rockwell
CVE-2024-21918Rockwell Automation Arena Simulation Vulnerable To Memory Corruption
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity use-after-free in Arena Simulation from Rockwell Automation. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 14% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
A memory buffer vulnerability in Rockwell Automation Arena Simulation software could potentially allow a malicious user to insert unauthorized code to the software by corrupting the memory and triggering an access violation. Once inside, the threat actor can run harmful code on the system. This affects the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the product. To trigger this, the user would unwittingly need to open a malicious file shared by the threat actor.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Rockwell Automation | Arena Simulation | Version 16.00 - 16.20.02 |
Weakness: CWE-416 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H