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CRITICAL

CVE-2018-17916

CVSS v3

9.8

CRITICAL

EPSS Score

3.7 %

exploit probability, as of 2026-10-19

CISA KEV

No

known exploited

Exploitation

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SSVC status

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Affected and fixed versions

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Vendor advisories

  • ICSA-18-305-01 CISA2 known affected

    AVEVA InduSoft Web Studio and InTouch Edge HMI (formerly InTouch Machine Edition)

    InduSoft Web Studio: versions prior to 8.1 SP2 · InTouch Edge HMI (formerly InTouch Machine Edition): versions prior to 2017 SP2

Full record on NVD

Description

InduSoft Web Studio versions prior to 8.1 SP2, and InTouch Edge HMI (formerly InTouch Machine Edition) versions prior to 2017 SP2. A remote attacker could send a carefully crafted packet to exploit a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability during tag, alarm, or event related actions such as read and write, with potential for code to be executed. If InduSoft Web Studio remote communication security was not enabled, or a password was left blank, a remote user could send a carefully crafted packet to invoke an arbitrary process, with potential for code to be executed. The code would be executed under the privileges of the InduSoft Web Studio or InTouch Edge HMI runtime and could lead to a compromise of the InduSoft Web Studio or InTouch Edge HMI server machine.

Technical details

Published
2018-11-02

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-17916?

InduSoft Web Studio versions prior to 8.1 SP2, and InTouch Edge HMI (formerly InTouch Machine Edition) versions prior to 2017 SP2. A remote attacker could send a carefully crafted packet to exploit a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability during tag, alarm, or event related actions such as read and write, with potential for code to be executed. If InduSoft Web Studio remote communication security was not enabled, or a password was left blank, a remote user could send a carefully crafted packet to invoke an arbitrary process, with potential for code to be executed. The code would be executed under the privileges of the InduSoft Web Studio or InTouch Edge HMI runtime and could lead to a compromise of the InduSoft Web Studio or InTouch Edge HMI server machine.

Is CVE-2018-17916 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2018-17916 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 3.7% on 2026-10-19, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2018-17916?

CVE-2018-17916 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity).

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