Modbus Slave 7.0.0 in modbus tools has a Buffer Overflow.
Priority MEDIUM 44CWE-119Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Modbus Slave 7.0.0 in modbus tools has a Buffer Overflow.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0875 95th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD and the CNA
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:modbustools:modbus_slave:7.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0.0 | Vulnerable | Modbus Tools |
- cpe:2.3:a:modbustools:modbus_slave:7.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.0 Vulnerable ·Modbus Tools
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-18759
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-57xm-hm8q-crm4
References
More Modbus Tools Modbus Slave vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-04449 Modbus Tools Modbus Slave mbs File mbslave.exe buffer overflow CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2022-00964 Modbus Tools Modbus Slave Stack-Based Buffer Overflow CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2018-18759 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-18759 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-57xm-hm8q-crm4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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