Schneider (CVE-2018-7821)

high Tenable OT Security Plugin ID 500875

Synopsis

The remote OT asset is affected by a vulnerability.

Description

An Environment (CWE-2) vulnerability exists in SoMachine Basic, all versions, and Modicon M221(all references, all versions prior to firmware V1.10.0.0) which could cause cycle time impact when flooding the M221 ethernet interface while the Ethernet/IP adapter is activated.

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Solution

Refer to the vendor advisory.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 500875

File Name: tenable_ot_schneider_CVE-2018-7821.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: Remote

Family: Tenable.ot

Published: 3/1/2023

Updated: 5/29/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable OT Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-7821

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:schneider-electric:modicon_m221_firmware

Required KB Items: Tenable.ot/Schneider

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/22/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/22/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-7821

CWE: 400, 770

Detections

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