No exploitation reported

CVE-2019-10965

No exploitation reported by the sources we read.

Published2019-05-28
WeaknessCWE-787

Am I affected?

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Description

In Emerson Ovation OCR400 Controller 3.3.1 and earlier, a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the embedded third-party FTP server involves improper handling of a long command to the FTP service, which may cause memory corruption that halts the controller or leads to remote code execution and escalation of privileges.

Timeline

dates in UTC

2019-05-2822:29CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 18:48 UTC

Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days

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Versions per branch

NVD

Emerson ovation ocr400 firmwareversion to verify

Branch	Affected	Fixed in	Source
3.3	≤ 3.3.1	no fix published	NVD

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-19-148-01 CISA1 known affected
Emerson Ovation OCR400 Controller
Emerson Ovation OCR400 Controller running Ovation: Version 3.3.1 or earlier

Full record on NVD

Fix

Mitigation from the vendor CISA ICSA-19-148-01 · 1 productEmerson is issuing a notice to its customer base with mitigation recommendations, encouraging users with this older software to upgrade to a more current version supported by Emerson and the third-party vendor.
Mitigation from the vendor CISA ICSA-19-148-01 · 1 productFor users with installations of the affected versions, Emerson recommends following the instructions outlined in Step 1 and Step 2 (below) to determine whether communication services (including FTP) have been enabled. If communication services have been enabled, Emerson recommends users return FTP …
Mitigation from the vendor CISA ICSA-19-148-01 · 1 productStep 1 - Check the Ovation Controller Type
Mitigation from the vendor CISA ICSA-19-148-01 · 1 productIn Ovation Developer Studio, right-click on each controller object, select “Open” and review the “Controller Type” listed. Alternately, run a System Registration report and verify the “Model” for each controller.
Mitigation from the vendor CISA ICSA-19-148-01 · 1 productOCR400: The controller is potentially affected continue with Step 2 (below)
Mitigation from the vendor CISA ICSA-19-148-01 · 1 productOCR161: The controller is not affected by the vulnerabilities detailed in this advisory, and can be disregarded

Detection

Nuclei template: none so far
Exploit-DB: no entry
Proof-of-concept repositories: none listed

Sources

NVDCVSS 3.18.8read 2026-10-23
NVDCVSS 2.06.5read 2026-10-23
NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-787read 2026-10-23
FIRST EPSSEPSS score3.6 %2026-10-22

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published: 2019-05-28
Last Modified: 2026-06-17
NVD status: Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-10965?

Is CVE-2019-10965 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2019-10965 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 3.6% on 2026-10-22, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2019-10965?

CVE-2019-10965 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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