Vulnerability · Published Mar 26, 2024 · Assigned by Rockwell

CVE-2024-21919Rockwell Automation Arena Simulation Vulnerable To Uninitialized Pointer

High 7.8

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw 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 0.3% (higher than 22% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High

Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 78.3% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

An uninitialized pointer in Rockwell Automation Arena Simulation software could potentially allow a malicious user to insert unauthorized code to the software by leveraging the pointer after it is properly. 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-824 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

https://www.rockwellautomation.com/en-us/support/advisory.SD-1665.html