CVE-2019-6842
A CWE-248: Uncaught Exception vulnerability exists in Modicon M580, Modicon M340, Modicon BMxCRA...
A CWE-755: Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions vulnerability exists in Modicon M580, Modicon M340, Modicon BMxCRA and 140CRA modules (all firmware versions), which could cause a Denial of Service attack on the PLC when upgrading the firmware with a missing web server image inside the package using FTP protocol.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- 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-755: Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions vulnerability exists in Modicon M580, Modicon M340, Modicon BMxCRA and 140CRA modules (all firmware versions), which could cause a Denial of Service attack on the PLC when upgrading the firmware with a missing web server image inside the package using FTP protocol.
- Record
CVE-2019-6842- CVSS 3.1
- 4.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-755
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
A CWE-755: Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions vulnerability exists in Modicon M580, Modicon M340, Modicon BMxCRA and 140CRA modules (all firmware versions), which could cause a Denial of Service attack on the PLC when upgrading the firmware with a missing web server image inside the package using FTP protocol.
- Record
CVE-2019-6842- Weakness
- CWE-755
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-16396 No score
A CWE-755: Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions vulnerability exists in Modicon M580, Modicon M340, Modicon BMxCRA and 140CRA modules (all firmware versions), which could cause a Denial of Service attack on the PLC when upgrading the firmware with a missing web server image inside the package using FTP protocol.
- Record
EUVD-2019-16396- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-c474-f694-3xx6 No score
A CWE-248: Uncaught Exception vulnerability exists in Modicon M580, Modicon M340, Modicon BMxCRA...
A CWE-248: Uncaught Exception vulnerability exists in Modicon M580, Modicon M340, Modicon BMxCRA and 140CRA modules (all firmware versions), which could cause a Denial of Service attack on the PLC when upgrading the firmware with a missing web server image inside the package using FTP protocol.
- Record
GHSA-c474-f694-3xx6- Weakness
- CWE-755
- 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-2019-6842 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.9) in Schneider-electric Modicon 140cra Firmware, published October 29, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.96%, the 61st percentile. No source names a fixed version.