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CVE-2018-12086

HighCVSS 7.5 / 10
Published Sep 14, 2018·Last modified Apr 10, 2026
Affected Components(0)

No affected components available

Description

Buffer overflow in OPC UA applications allows remote attackers to trigger a stack overflow with carefully structured requests.

Risk Scores
Base Score
7.5

The vulnerability can be exploited over the network without needing physical access. It is easy for an attacker to exploit this vulnerability. An attacker does not need any special privileges or access rights. No user interaction is needed for the attacker to exploit this vulnerability. The impact is confined to the system where the vulnerability exists. There is a high impact on the availability of the system.

Threat Intelligence
7.1

Exploitation activity has been observed. Apply available patches or mitigations urgently.

EPSS
11.59%

The exploit probability is low. The vulnerability is unlikely to be exploited in the next 30 days.

Exploit
Proof of Concept

A proof of concept is available for this vulnerability (1 exploit found).

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