Vulnerability in Emerson Deltav

CVE-2018-19021

A specially crafted script could bypass the authentication of a maintenance port of Emerson DeltaV DCS Versions 11.3.1, 11.3.2, 12.3.1, 13.3.1, 14.3, R5.1, R6 and prior, which may allow an attacker to cause a denial of service.

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.007 (51.9th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 52nd percentile — 51.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2018-19021: held from 0.007 to 0.007.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000

Affected products

  • Emerson Deltav — versions 11.3.1, 11.3.2, 12.3.1
  • Emerson Deltav — versions DeltaV DCS Versions 11.3.1, 11.3.2, 12.3.1, 13.3.1, 14.3, R5.1, R6 and prior.

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-19021?
CVE-2018-19021 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Emerson Deltav, classified under Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2019-01-25.
How severe is CVE-2018-19021?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.