Out-of-bounds Read in Rockwell Automation Thinmanager Thinserver

CVE-2023-27857

In affected versions, a heap-based buffer over-read condition occurs when the message field indicates more data than is present in the message field in Rockwell Automation's ThinManager ThinServer.  An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability to crash ThinServer.exe due to a read access violation.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.183 (96.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-27857?
CVE-2023-27857 is a high-severity vulnerability in Rockwell Automation Thinmanager Thinserver, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2023-03-22.
How severe is CVE-2023-27857?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-27857 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.