What is CVE-2018-16196?

CVE-2018-16196 is a high-severity vulnerability in Yokogawa B\/m9000 Vp, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2019-01-09.

How severe is CVE-2018-16196?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Improper input validation in Yokogawa B\/m9000 Vp

CVE-2018-16196

Multiple Yokogawa products that contain Vnet/IP Open Communication Driver (CENTUM CS 3000(R3.05.00 - R3.09.50), CENTUM CS 3000 Entry Class(R3.05.00 - R3.09.50), CENTUM VP(R4.01.00 - R6.03.10), CENTUM VP Entry Class(R4.01.00 - R6.03.10), Exaopc(R3.10.00 - R3.75.00), PRM(R2.06.00 - R3.31.00), ProSafe-RS(R1.02.00 - R4.02.00), FAST/TOOLS(R9.02.00 - R10.02.00), B/M9000 VP(R6.03.01 - R8.01.90)) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service attack that may result in stopping Vnet/IP Open Communication Driver's communication via unspecified vectors.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

Published 2019-01-09 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.033 (88.2th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 88th percentile — 88.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.033 · newest: 0.033 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/106442 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
jvn.jp/vu/JVNVU93652047/index.html (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
web-material3.yokogawa.com/YSAR-18-0008-E.pdf (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-16196?: CVE-2018-16196 is a high-severity vulnerability in Yokogawa B\/m9000 Vp, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2019-01-09.
How severe is CVE-2018-16196?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.