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CVE-2018-7240
A vulnerability exists in Schneider Electric's Modicon Quantum in all versions of the communication modules which could allow arbitrary…
High8.8EPSS 3.2%
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- schneider
Description
A vulnerability exists in Schneider Electric's Modicon Quantum in all versions of the communication modules which could allow arbitrary code execution. An FTP command used to upgrade the firmware of the module can be misused to cause a denial of service, or in extreme cases, to load a malicious firmware.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | High8.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.2% · top 12% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 8.8.
Weakness
- Arbritrary Code Execution
- CWE-787 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-787 and its CVEs
Affected products
Schneider Electric SE · Modicon Quantum
- affected All versions of Modicon Quantum communication modules
References (3)
- https://www.schneider-electric.com/en/download/document/SEVD-2018-081-01/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 103541 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-086-01 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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