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CVE-2019-6843 json

A CWE-755: Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions vulnerability exists in Modicon M580 with firmware (version prior to V3.10), Modicon…

published 7y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2019-16397

cvss
4.9
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.0%
EPSS 1.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 61%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A CWE-755: Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions vulnerability exists in Modicon M580 with firmware (version prior to V3.10), Modicon M340 (all firmware versions), and Modicon BMxCRA and 140CRA modules (all firmware versions), which could cause a Denial of Service attack on the PLC when upgrading the controller with an empty firmware package using FTP protocol.

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Exploit prediction

0.96% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 61% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 4.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD 2.0 4.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P

Affected products

  • n/a Modicon M580, Modicon M340, and Modicon BMxCRA / 140CRA modules (see notification for version info)

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-755 Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions

References

Sources

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