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CVE-2018-7789

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  • Published2018-08-29
  • Fixed in1.6.2.0
  • WeaknessCWE-754

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Description

An Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions vulnerability exists in Schneider Electric's Modicon M221 product (all references, all versions prior to firmware V1.6.2.0). The vulnerability allows unauthorized users to remotely reboot Modicon M221 using crafted programing protocol frames.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2018-08-2920:29CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 21:37 UTC
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Versions per branch

NVD
Schneider-electric modicon m221 firmwareversion to verify
BranchAffectedFixed in
1.6< 1.6.2.01.6.2.0

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Vendor advisories

  • ICSA-18-240-02 CISA1 known affected

    Schneider Electric Modicon M221

    Modicon M221: all references and versions prior to firmware v1.6.2.0

Full record on NVD

Fix

  1. Update Schneider-electric modicon m221 firmware to 1.6.2.0
  2. Vendor fix CISA ICSA-18-240-02 · 1 productSchneider Electric reports that a fix for this vulnerability is implemented in Modicon M221 Firmware v1.6.2.0, delivered within SoMachine Basic v1.6 SP2, or by using the Schneider Electric Software Update tool.
  3. Mitigation from the vendor CISA ICSA-18-240-02 · 1 productThe download for SoMachine Basic is available at:
  4. Mitigation from the vendor CISA ICSA-18-240-02 · 1 productFor more information, see the Schneider Electric security notification at:

Advisories and patches

Detection

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none so far
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Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub

Sources

  • CISA-ADPSSVC decisionnone2026-05-29
  • OpenCVESSVC decisionnone—
  • CISA-ADPCVSS 3.14.82026-05-29
  • NVDCVSS 3.17.5read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 2.07.8read 2026-10-23
  • CISA-ADPweakness (CWE)CWE-7542026-05-29
  • NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-754read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score2.8 %2026-10-23

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Published
2018-08-29
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-7789?

An Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions vulnerability exists in Schneider Electric's Modicon M221 product (all references, all versions prior to firmware V1.6.2.0). The vulnerability allows unauthorized users to remotely reboot Modicon M221 using crafted programing protocol frames.

Is CVE-2018-7789 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2018-7789 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 2.8% on 2026-10-23, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2018-7789?

CVE-2018-7789 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

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