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CVE-2024-21918: Rockwell Automation Arena Simulation Vulnerable To Memory Corruption

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-03-26 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-416

Description

A memory buffer vulnerability in Rockwell Automation Arena Simulation software could potentially allow a malicious user to insert unauthorized code to the software by corrupting the memory and triggering an access violation. Once inside, the threat actor can run harmful code on the system. This affects the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the product. To trigger this, the user would unwittingly need to open a malicious file shared by the threat actor.

Affected products

• Rockwell Automation Arena®: from 16.00.00 before 16.20.03 — fixed in 16.20.03

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Rockwell Automation Arena® 16.20.03. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://www.rockwellautomation.com/en-us/support/advisory.SD-1665.html
• https://www.rockwellautomation.com/en-us/support/advisory.SD-1665.html

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