Use After Free in Rockwell Automation Arena Simulation

CVE-2024-21918

A memory buffer vulnerability in Rockwell Automation Arena Simulation software could potentially allow a malicious user to insert unauthorized code to the software by corrupting the memory and triggering an access violation. Once inside, the threat actor can run harmful code on the system. This affects the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the product. To trigger this, the user would unwittingly need to open a malicious file shared by the threat actor.

Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free

EPSS: 0.002 (14.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-21918?
CVE-2024-21918 is a high-severity vulnerability in Rockwell Automation Arena Simulation, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-03-26.
How severe is CVE-2024-21918?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.