CVE-2024-8626 Logix Controllers Vulnerable to Denial-of-Service Vulnerability
A memory leak in Rockwell Automation Logix controllers allows attackers to cause a denial-of-service condition via web page interactions, requiring a power cycle to recover.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-8626?
CVE-2024-8626 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Rockwell Automation 1756-EN4TR, published on 8 Oct 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Due to a memory leak, a denial-of-service vulnerability exists in the Rockwell Automation affected products. A malicious actor could exploit this vulnerability by performing multiple actions on certain web pages of the product causing the affected products to become fully unavailable and require a power cycle to recover.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-8626?
It affects 6 products.
Products include Rockwellautomation 1756-En4tr Firmware, Rockwellautomation Compact Guardlogix 5380 Firmware, Rockwellautomation Compactlogix 5380 Firmware, Rockwellautomation Compactlogix 5480 Firmware, Rockwellautomation Controllogix 5580 Firmware, Rockwellautomation Guardlogix 5580 Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2024-8626?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-8626 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2024-8626 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-8626 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Rockwell Automation 1756-EN4TR
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mf2q-g3w5-qq7r.