What is CVE-2018-14792?

CVE-2018-14792 is a medium-severity vulnerability in We-Con Plc Editor, classified under Stack-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2018-09-19.

How severe is CVE-2018-14792?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in We-Con Plc Editor

CVE-2018-14792

WECON PLC Editor version 1.3.3U may allow an attacker to execute code under the current process when processing project files.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2018-09-19 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.013 (70.3th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 70th percentile — 70.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.013 · newest: 0.013 · change: 0.000

Affected products

We-Con Plc Editor — versions 1.3.3u
Wecon Plc Editor — versions Version 1.3.3U

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-261-01 (US Government Resource, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-14792?: CVE-2018-14792 is a medium-severity vulnerability in We-Con Plc Editor, classified under Stack-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2018-09-19.
How severe is CVE-2018-14792?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.