CVE-2019-13532

CODESYS V3 web server, all versions prior to 3.5.14.10, allows an attacker to send specially crafted http or https requests which may allow access to files outside the restricted working directory of the controller.

Published: 2019-09-13 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2019-13532 is rated Moderate Risk (57.6/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.56%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2019-13532

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 2026-02-18 2.39% 1.56% -0.83%
2 2025-11-21 3.71% 2.39% -1.33%
3 2025-11-18 3.71%

Full EPSS history (13 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2019-13532

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:H/I:N/A:N 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:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
3.9 3.6 [email protected]
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N 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:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2019-13532

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2019-13532

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
codesys control_for_beaglebone < 3.5.14.10 cpe:2.3:a:codesys:control_for_beaglebone:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
codesys control_for_empc-a\/imx6 < 3.5.14.10 cpe:2.3:a:codesys:control_for_empc-a\/imx6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
codesys control_for_iot2000 < 3.5.14.10 cpe:2.3:a:codesys:control_for_iot2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
codesys control_for_linux < 3.5.14.10 cpe:2.3:a:codesys:control_for_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
codesys control_for_pfc100 < 3.5.14.10 cpe:2.3:a:codesys:control_for_pfc100:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
codesys control_for_pfc200 < 3.5.14.10 cpe:2.3:a:codesys:control_for_pfc200:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
codesys control_for_raspberry_pi < 3.5.14.10 cpe:2.3:a:codesys:control_for_raspberry_pi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
codesys control_rte >= 3.5.8.60, < 3.5.12.80 cpe:2.3:a:codesys:control_rte:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
codesys control_rte >= 3.5.13.0, < 3.5.14.10 cpe:2.3:a:codesys:control_rte:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
codesys control_runtime_system_toolkit >= 3.0, < 3.5.12.80 cpe:2.3:a:codesys:control_runtime_system_toolkit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
codesys control_win >= 3.5.9.80, <= 3.5.12.80 cpe:2.3:a:codesys:control_win:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
codesys control_win >= 3.5.13.0, < 3.5.14.10 cpe:2.3:a:codesys:control_win:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
codesys embedded_target_visu_toolkit >= 3.0, < 3.5.12.80 cpe:2.3:a:codesys:embedded_target_visu_toolkit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
codesys hmi >= 3.5.10.0, < 3.5.12.80 cpe:2.3:a:codesys:hmi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
codesys hmi >= 3.5.13.0, < 3.5.14.10 cpe:2.3:a:codesys:hmi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
codesys remote_target_visu_toolkit >= 3.0, < 3.5.12.80 cpe:2.3:a:codesys:remote_target_visu_toolkit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2019-13532

URL Tags
https://www.us-cert.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-19-255-01 Mitigation Patch Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
cvelogic Threat Intelligence