ProSoft RadioLinx ControlScape before 6.00.040 uses a deficient PRNG algorithm and seeding strategy for passphrases, which makes it easier…

published 2013-09-09 13 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2013-2742

cvss: 9.3; version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 1.9%; EPSS 1.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 80%
public exploits: 0; none known

ProSoft RadioLinx ControlScape before 6.00.040 uses a deficient PRNG algorithm and seeding strategy for passphrases, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access via a brute-force attack.

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

cisa ICSA-13-248-01 updated 2025-06-06 cvss 9.3

ProSoft Technology RadioLinx ControlScape PRNG Vulnerability

ProSoft Technology RadioLinx ControlScape <FH_v6.00.040
affected: mitigation “ProSoft Technology has released a new firmware patch, v6.00.040, which is available from the ProSoft Technology download page: (http://www.prosoft-technology.com/SERVICES-SUPPORT/Downloads).”

From CISA ICS and IT advisories (CSAF, https://github.com/cisagov/CSAF), a U.S. Government work; changed: reduced to products, statuses and remediations. CISA notification · csaf

Exploit prediction

1.93% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 80% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	2.0	9.3	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness

CWE-310 Cryptographic Issues

References

ics-cert.us-cert.gov /advisories/ICSA-13-248-01
us-government-resource

Sources

CVE List CVE-2013-2803
NVD CVE-2013-2803

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Summary