CVE-2021-22659 json
Rockwell Automation MicroLogix 1400 Version 21.6 and below may allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to send a specially crafted Modbus p…
published 2021-03-25 5 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2021-9795
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.8%
- EPSS 1.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 78%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Rockwell Automation MicroLogix 1400 Version 21.6 and below may allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to send a specially crafted Modbus packet allowing the attacker to retrieve or modify random values in the register. If successfully exploited, this may lead to a buffer overflow resulting in a denial-of-service condition. The FAULT LED will flash RED and communications may be lost. Recovery from denial-of-service condition requires the fault to be cleared by the user.
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
cisa ICSA-21-033-01 updated cvss 8.1
Rockwell Automation MicroLogix 1400 (Update A)
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Rockwell Automation MicroLogix 1400 All series <= 21.6affected: mitigation “For additional information see Rockwell Automation Security Advisory PN1545.” 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
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 5 mo ago
Exploit prediction
1.80% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 78% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA ADP | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | 3.1 | 8.6 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H |
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Affected products
- n/a Rockwell Automation MicroLogix 1400
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-120 Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input
References
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rockwellautomation.custhelp.com
/app/answers/answer_view/a_id/1129877/loc/en_US#__highlight
permissions-required, vendor-advisory
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us-cert.cisa.gov
/ics/advisories/icsa-21-033-01
third-party-advisory, us-government-resource
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2021-22659
- NVD CVE-2021-22659
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