CVE-2018-8843 json
Rockwell Automation Arena versions 15.10.00 and prior contains a use after free vulnerability caused by processing specially crafted Arena…
published 2018-05-14 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2018-20451
- cvss
- 5.5
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.0%
- EPSS 2.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 80%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Rockwell Automation Arena versions 15.10.00 and prior contains a use after free vulnerability caused by processing specially crafted Arena Simulation Software files that may cause the software application to crash, potentially losing any unsaved data..
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
cisa ICSA-18-130-02 updated cvss 5.5
Rockwell Automation Arena
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Rockwell Automation Arena <= 15.10.00affected: vendor fix rockwellautomation.custhelp.com
From CISA ICS and IT advisories (CSAF, https://github.com/cisagov/CSAF), a U.S. Government work; changed: reduced to products, statuses and remediations. CISA notification · csaf
Exploit prediction
1.96% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 80% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 5.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
Affected products
- ICS-CERT Rockwell Automation Arena
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-416 Use After Free
References
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securityfocus.com
/bid/104166
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
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ics-cert.us-cert.gov
/advisories/ICSA-18-130-02
third-party-advisory, us-government-resource
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2018-8843
- NVD CVE-2018-8843
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