What is CVE-2024-6436?

CVE-2024-6436 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Rockwell Automation Sequencemanager™, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2024-09-27.

How severe is CVE-2024-6436?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Improper input validation in Rockwell Automation Sequencemanager™

CVE-2024-6436

An input validation vulnerability exists in the Rockwell Automation Sequence Manager™ which could allow a malicious user to send malformed packets to the server and cause a denial-of-service condition. If exploited, the device would become unresponsive, and a manual restart will be required for recovery. Additionally, if exploited, there could be a loss of view for the downstream equipment sequences in the controller. Users would not be able to view the status or command the equipment sequences, however the equipment sequence would continue to execute uninterrupted.

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

EPSS: 0.006 (46.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

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

Affected products

Rockwell Automation Sequencemanager™ — versions <2.0
Rockwellautomation Sequencemanager

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

PSIRT@rockwellautomation.com (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-6436?: CVE-2024-6436 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Rockwell Automation Sequencemanager™, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2024-09-27.
How severe is CVE-2024-6436?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.