What is CVE-2019-6816?

CVE-2019-6816 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Schneider-electric Modicon_quantum, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2019-05-22.

How severe is CVE-2019-6816?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.

RCE in Schneider-electric Modicon_quantum

CVE-2019-6816

In Modicon Quantum all firmware versions, a CWE-94: Code Injection vulnerability could cause an unauthorized firmware modification with possible Denial of Service when using Modbus protocol.

Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)

EPSS: 0.015 (70.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Schneider-electric Modicon_quantum
Schneider-electric Modicon_quantum_firmware
N/a Modicon Quantum - All Firmware Versions — versions Modicon Quantum - all firmware versions

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-94 — Code Injection

References

cybersecurity@se.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-6816?: CVE-2019-6816 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Schneider-electric Modicon_quantum, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2019-05-22.
How severe is CVE-2019-6816?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.