Memory corruption in Rockwell Automation
Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-823Published · 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 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
A denial-of-service vulnerability exists in the Ethernet/IP server functionality of Rockwell Automation RSLinx Classic 2.57.00.14 CPR 9 SR 3. A specially crafted network request can lead to a denial of service. An attacker can send a sequence of malicious packets to trigger this vulnerability.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.04143 90th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Rockwell Automation | Rockwell Automation RSLinx Classic 2.57.00.14 CPR 9 SR 3 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Rockwell Automation Vendor— Affected Rockwell Automation RSLinx Classic 2.57.00.14 CPR 9 SR 3 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-13573
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6crx-v72m-r4wf
- 2026-10-24 EPSS moved to the 90th–95th percentile
- 2026-10-24 Priority changed: LOW → MEDIUM
References
More Rockwell Rslinx vulnerabilities
- TI-2019-04607 Stack-based buffer overflow in Rockwell RSLinx Classic CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-10659 Stack-based buffer overflow in Rockwell RSLinx Classic CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2011-02222 Buffer overflow in RSEds.dll in RSHWare.exe in the EDS Hardware Installation Tool 1.0.5.1… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2018-10651 Heap-based buffer overflow in Rockwell RSLinx Classic CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2018-10657 Uncontrolled resource consumption in Rockwell RSLinx Classic CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2020-09693 SQL injection in EDS Subsystem, FactoryTalk Linx software , RSLinx Classic, RSNetWorx… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
Sources
- CVE-2020-13573 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-13573 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6crx-v72m-r4wf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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