CVE-2019-19789

3S-Smart CODESYS SP Realtime NT before V2.3.7.28, CODESYS Runtime Toolkit 32 bit full before V2.4.7.54, and CODESYS PLCWinNT before V2.4.7.54 allow a NULL pointer dereference.

Published: 2019-12-20 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2019-19789 is rated Moderate Risk (49.2/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.20%). 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-2019-19789

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 0.45% 1.20% +0.75%
2 2026-03-06 0.46% 0.45% -0.01%
3 2025-11-21 0.46%

Full EPSS history (12 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2019-19789

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.5 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
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.
2.8 3.6 [email protected]
4.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/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:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
8.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2019-19789

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2019-19789

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
codesys plcwinnt < 2.4.7.54 cpe:2.3:a:codesys:plcwinnt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
codesys runtime_toolkit < 2.4.7.54 cpe:2.3:a:codesys:runtime_toolkit:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
codesys sp_realtime_nt < 2.3.7.28 cpe:2.3:a:codesys:sp_realtime_nt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2019-19789

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