CVE-2023-27858 Rockwell Automation Arena® Simulation Uninitialized Pointer Vulnerability

High 7.8 Published 27 Oct 2023 Updated 9 Sep 2024

An attacker can execute arbitrary code by tricking a user into opening a malicious file in Rockwell Arena Simulation due to an uninitialized pointer.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2023-27858?

CVE-2023-27858 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Rockwell Automation Arena Simulation, published on 27 Oct 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Rockwell Automation Arena Simulation contains an arbitrary code execution vulnerability that could potentially allow a malicious user to commit unauthorized code to the software by using an uninitialized pointer in the application. The threat-actor could then execute malicious code on the system affecting the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the product. The user would need to open a malicious file provided to them by the attacker for the code to execute.

Weakness: CWE-824

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-27858?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Rockwellautomation Arena.

How do I fix CVE-2023-27858?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-27858 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2023-27858 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-27858 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-7hqq-m574-qjp2.