CVE-2018-7847
A CWE-284: Improper Access Control vulnerability exists in all versions of the Modicon M580,...
A CWE-284: Improper Access Control vulnerability exists in all versions of the Modicon M580, Modicon M340, Modicon Quantum, and Modicon Premium which could cause denial of service or potential code execution by overwriting configuration settings of the controller over Modbus.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
A CWE-284: Improper Access Control vulnerability exists in all versions of the Modicon M580, Modicon M340, Modicon Quantum, and Modicon Premium which could cause denial of service or potential code execution by overwriting configuration settings of the controller over Modbus.
- Record
CVE-2018-7847- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
A CWE-284: Improper Access Control vulnerability exists in all versions of the Modicon M580, Modicon M340, Modicon Quantum, and Modicon Premium which could cause denial of service or potential code execution by overwriting configuration settings of the controller over Modbus.
- Record
CVE-2018-7847- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-19559 No score
A CWE-284: Improper Access Control vulnerability exists in all versions of the Modicon M580, Modicon M340, Modicon Quantum, and Modicon Premium which could cause denial of service or potential code execution by overwriting configuration settings of the controller over Modbus.
- Record
EUVD-2018-19559- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-frc4-4hp9-9xxf No score
A CWE-284: Improper Access Control vulnerability exists in all versions of the Modicon M580,...
A CWE-284: Improper Access Control vulnerability exists in all versions of the Modicon M580, Modicon M340, Modicon Quantum, and Modicon Premium which could cause denial of service or potential code execution by overwriting configuration settings of the controller over Modbus.
- Record
GHSA-frc4-4hp9-9xxf- Weakness
- CWE-284, CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
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-2018-7847 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Schneider-electric Modicon M340 Firmware, published May 22, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.81%, the 90th percentile. No source names a fixed version.