CVE-2018-7852
A CWE-248: Uncaught Exception vulnerability exists in all versions of the Modicon M580, Modicon...
A CWE-248: Uncaught Exception vulnerability exists in all versions of the Modicon M580, Modicon M340, Modicon Quantum, and Modicon Premium which could cause denial of service when an invalid private command parameter is sent to 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
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
A CWE-248: Uncaught Exception vulnerability exists in all versions of the Modicon M580, Modicon M340, Modicon Quantum, and Modicon Premium which could cause denial of service when an invalid private command parameter is sent to the controller over Modbus.
- Record
CVE-2018-7852- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-755, CWE-248
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
A CWE-248: Uncaught Exception vulnerability exists in all versions of the Modicon M580, Modicon M340, Modicon Quantum, and Modicon Premium which could cause denial of service when an invalid private command parameter is sent to the controller over Modbus.
- Record
CVE-2018-7852- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-248
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-19564
A CWE-248: Uncaught Exception vulnerability exists in all versions of the Modicon M580, Modicon M340, Modicon Quantum, and Modicon Premium which could cause denial of service when an invalid private command parameter is sent to the controller over Modbus.
- Record
EUVD-2018-19564- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qj59-cxrx-fr36
A CWE-248: Uncaught Exception vulnerability exists in all versions of the Modicon M580, Modicon...
A CWE-248: Uncaught Exception vulnerability exists in all versions of the Modicon M580, Modicon M340, Modicon Quantum, and Modicon Premium which could cause denial of service when an invalid private command parameter is sent to the controller over Modbus.
- Record
GHSA-qj59-cxrx-fr36- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-248, CWE-755
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PoC in GitHub | yanissec/CVE-2018-7852 | 2023-10-30 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-7852 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Schneider-electric Modicon M340 Firmware, published May 22, 2019. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.47%, the 89th percentile. No source names a fixed version.