CVE-2018-7240
A vulnerability exists in Schneider Electric's Modicon Quantum in all versions of the...
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2018-7240- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.5 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2018-7240- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-18979 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2018-18979- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-62m4-6p37-pc95
A vulnerability exists in Schneider Electric's Modicon Quantum in all versions of the...
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.
- Record
GHSA-62m4-6p37-pc95- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
- schneider electric se modicon quantum
- schneider-electric 140cpu31110 firmware
- schneider-electric 140cpu31110c firmware
- schneider-electric 140cpu43412u firmware
- schneider-electric 140cpu43412uc firmware
- schneider-electric 140cpu65150 firmware
- schneider-electric 140cpu65150c firmware
- schneider-electric 140cpu65160 firmware
- schneider-electric 140cpu65160c firmware
- schneider-electric 140cpu65160s firmware
- schneider-electric 140cpu65260 firmware
- schneider-electric 140cpu65260c firmware
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History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-7240 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Schneider Electric Se Modicon Quantum, published April 18, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.20%, the 88th percentile. No source names a fixed version.