Beckhoff TwinCAT CVE-2018-7502 Multiple Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities

BID:103487

CVE-2018-7502 |

Info

Beckhoff TwinCAT CVE-2018-7502 Multiple Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities

Bugtraq ID: 103487
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2018-7502
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Mar 22 2018 12:00AM
Updated: Mar 22 2018 12:00AM
Credit: Steven Seeley of Source Incite
Vulnerable: Beckhoff TwinCAT 3.1 Build 4022.4
Beckhoff TwinCAT 3.1 Build 4022
Beckhoff TwinCAT 3.1
Beckhoff TwinCAT 2.11 R3 2259
Beckhoff TwinCAT 2
Not Vulnerable: Beckhoff TwinCAT 3.1 Build 4022.14
Beckhoff TwinCAT 2.11 R3 2300

Discussion

Beckhoff TwinCAT CVE-2018-7502 Multiple Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities

Beckhoff TwinCAT is prone to multiple local privilege-escalation vulnerabilities.

A local attacker can exploit these issues to execute arbitrary code with elevated SYSTEM privileges.

Beckhoff TwinCAT 2 and 3.1 are vulnerable.

Solution / Fix

Beckhoff TwinCAT CVE-2018-7502 Multiple Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references or vendor advisory for more information.

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