CVE-2019-13521
No exploitation reported by the sources we read.
- Published2020-01-27
- WeaknessCWE-357
Am I affected?
Debian, Ubuntu or Red Hat sometimes backport a fix without changing the upstream version number: such a version reads « to verify », never « affected ».With a domain, we read the version its public headers and pages expose. A distribution build can carry the fix under an older number.
Description
A maliciously crafted program file opened by an unsuspecting user of Rockwell Automation Arena Simulation Software version 16.00.00 and earlier may result in the limited exposure of information related to the targeted workstation. Rockwell Automation has released version 16.00.01 of Arena Simulation Software to address the reported vulnerabilities.
Timeline
dates in UTC- 2020-01-2723:15CVE publishedNVD
Observed activity
isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 18:48 UTCBlock these indicators
- Firewall list (EDL, text): https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2019-13521?format=txt
- CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2019-13521?format=csv
- TAXII collection of exploited CVEs
- The EDL and CSV take an API key on the Pro plan.
Versions per branch
NVD| Branch | Affected | Fixed in | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16.0 | ≤ 16.00.00 | 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
Rockwell Automation Arena Simulation Software (Update B)
Arena Simulation Software for Manufacturing Cat. 9502-Ax: Versions 16.00.00 and earlier
Fix
- Mitigation from the vendor CISA ICSA-19-213-05 · 1 productRockwell Automation has released Version 16.00.01 of Arena Simulation Software to address the reported vulnerabilities.
- Mitigation from the vendor CISA ICSA-19-213-05 · 1 productDo not open untrusted .doe files with Arena Simulation Software.
- Mitigation from the vendor CISA ICSA-19-213-05 · 1 productEnsure all software is run as a User and not as an Administrator to minimize the impact of malicious code on the infected system.
- Mitigation from the vendor CISA ICSA-19-213-05 · 1 productUse trusted software, software patches, anti-virus/anti-malware programs, and interact only with trusted websites and attachments
- Mitigation from the vendor CISA ICSA-19-213-05 · 1 productFor more information please see the Rockwell Automation security advisory (login required).
Detection
- Nuclei template
- none so far ProjectDiscovery
- Exploit-DB
- no entry Exploit-DB
- Proof-of-concept repositories
- none listed PoC-in-GitHub
Sources
- NVDCVSS 3.17.8read 2026-10-23
- NVDCVSS 2.06.8read 2026-10-23
- CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-357read 2026-10-23
- FIRST EPSSEPSS score5.6 %2026-10-22
Technical details
- CVSS v3 Vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Published
- 2020-01-27
- Last Modified
- 2026-06-17
- NVD status
- Modified
Frequently asked questions
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