CVE-2018-7559
OPC UA applications can allow a remote attacker to determine a Server's private key
An issue was discovered in OPC UA .NET Standard Stack and Sample Code before GitHub commit 2018-04-12, and OPC UA .NET Legacy Stack and Sample Code before GitHub commit 2018-03-13. A vulnerability in OPC UA applications can allow a remote attacker to determine a Server's private key by sending carefully constructed bad UserIdentityTokens as part of an oracle attack.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
5.3
An issue was discovered in OPC UA .NET Standard Stack and Sample Code before GitHub commit 2018-04-12, and OPC UA .NET Legacy Stack and Sample Code before GitHub commit 2018-03-13. A vulnerability in OPC UA applications can allow a remote attacker to determine a Server's private key by sending carefully constructed bad UserIdentityTokens as part of an oracle attack.
- Record
CVE-2018-7559- CVSS 3.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 3.5 Low
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-320
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An issue was discovered in OPC UA .NET Standard Stack and Sample Code before GitHub commit 2018-04-12, and OPC UA .NET Legacy Stack and Sample Code before GitHub commit 2018-03-13. A vulnerability in OPC UA applications can allow a remote attacker to determine a Server's private key by sending carefully constructed bad UserIdentityTokens as part of an oracle attack.
- Record
CVE-2018-7559- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-0604 No score
An issue was discovered in OPC UA .NET Standard Stack and Sample Code before GitHub commit 2018-04-12, and OPC UA .NET Legacy Stack and Sample Code before GitHub commit 2018-03-13. A vulnerability in OPC UA applications can allow a remote attacker to determine a Server's private key by sending carefully constructed bad UserIdentityTokens as part of an oracle attack.
- Record
EUVD-2018-0604- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-gr4c-5rq6-cgh3
5.3
OPC UA applications can allow a remote attacker to determine a Server's private key
An issue was discovered in OPC UA .NET Standard Stack and Sample Code before GitHub commit 2018-04-12, and OPC UA .NET Legacy Stack and Sample Code before GitHub commit 2018-03-13. A vulnerability in OPC UA applications can allow a remote attacker to determine a Server's private key by sending carefully constructed bad UserIdentityTokens as part of an oracle attack.
- Record
GHSA-gr4c-5rq6-cgh3- CVSS 3.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
5.3
An issue was discovered in OPC UA .NET Standard Stack and Sample Code before GitHub commit 2018-04-12, and OPC UA .NET Legacy Stack and Sample Code before GitHub commit 2018-03-13. A vulnerability in OPC UA applications can allow a remote attacker to determine a Server's private key by sending carefully constructed bad UserIdentityTokens as part of an oracle attack.
- Record
CVE-2018-7559- CVSS 3.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-gr4c-5rq6-cgh3
5.3
OPC UA applications can allow a remote attacker to determine a Server's private key
An issue was discovered in OPC UA .NET Standard Stack and Sample Code before GitHub commit 2018-04-12, and OPC UA .NET Legacy Stack and Sample Code before GitHub commit 2018-03-13. A vulnerability in OPC UA applications can allow a remote attacker to determine a Server's private key by sending carefully constructed bad UserIdentityTokens as part of an oracle attack.
- Record
GHSA-gr4c-5rq6-cgh3- CVSS 3.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
OPCFoundation.NetStandard.Opc.UaNuGet |
through 1.3.352.11 | 1.3.352.12 |
OPCFoundation.NetStandard.Opc.UaNuGet |
before 1.3.352.12, plus listed versions 0.4.00.4.10.4.30.4.40.4.5 Show 12 moreShow less1.3.3481.3.3491.3.3501.3.350.11.3.350.31.3.350.41.3.350.51.3.350.61.3.351.71.3.352.101.3.352.111.3.352.9 |
1.3.352.12 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-7559 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in Opcfoundation Ua-.net-legacy, published June 13, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.15%, the 67th percentile. Fixed in OPCFoundation.NetStandard.Opc.Ua 1.3.352.12.
References
opcfoundation-onlineapplications.org/faq/SecurityBulletins/OPC_Foundation_Security_Bulletin_CVE-2018-7559.pdf
github.com/OPCFoundation/UA-.NETStandard/commit/ebcf026a54dd0c9052cff009d96d827ac923d150
github.com/OPCFoundation/UA-.NET-Legacy/commit/e2a781b38efb8686d2bd850c2f2372b5c670bc45
securityfocus.com/bid/108688
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-7559
github.com/advisories/GHSA-gr4c-5rq6-cgh3
github.com/OPCFoundation/UA-.NETStandard