CVE-2018-7849

Exp

A CWE-248: Uncaught Exception vulnerability exists in all versions of the Modicon M580, Modicon M340, Modicon Quantum and Modicon Premium which could cause a possible Denial of Service due to improper data integrity check when sending files the controller over Modbus.

Published: 2019-05-22 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2018-7849 is rated High Exploit Risk (70.4/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.29%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2018-7849

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-7849

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 15.66% 3.29% -12.37%
2 2026-06-02 12.92% 15.66% +2.74%
3 2025-11-21 — 12.92% —

Full EPSS history (15 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2018-7849

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 3.6 [email protected]
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2018-7849

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2018-7849

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
schneider-electric modicon_m580_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:schneider-electric:modicon_m580_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
schneider-electric modicon_m340_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:schneider-electric:modicon_m340_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
schneider-electric modicon_quantum_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:schneider-electric:modicon_quantum_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
schneider-electric modicon_premium_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:schneider-electric:modicon_premium_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2018-7849

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