CVE-2010-2965
Exploitation likely. EPSS gives it a 58% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. A vendor fix is available.
What to do
The vendor has published a fix. Version details are below where the sources state them.
- Windriver VxworksAffected: ≤ 6.9.4.12Upgrade to: after 6.9.4.12Stated by: NVD
Versions as the sources state them. Full version matrix after sign-in
What it is
From the CVE record
The WDB target agent debug service in Wind River VxWorks 6.x, 5.x, and earlier, as used on the Rockwell Automation 1756-ENBT series A with firmware 3.2.6 and 3.6.1 and other products, allows remote attackers to read or modify arbitrary memory locations, perform function calls, or manage tasks via requests to UDP port 17185, a related issue to CVE-2005-3804.
In plain language
Written by AI from the recordThis affects the control software (VxWorks) running inside certain Rockwell Automation industrial network devices, and it lets an attacker on the network take full control of the device without any password — if you use one of these devices, you should act now.
The VxWorks WDB target agent debug service, which is left enabled by default and listens on UDP port 17185 without authentication, exposes raw memory read/write, arbitrary function-call execution, and task management to any remote attacker who can reach that port — effectively unauthenticated remote code execution on embedded industrial controllers.
If you're affected
- Full device takeover
- Industrial process disruption
- Safety system compromise
- Network pivot point for attackers
- Unplanned downtime
Exploitation
Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.
- CISA KEV
Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.
- Public exploits
No public exploit or proof of concept found in the sources we track.
- EPSS
58% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 99th percentile of scored CVEs.
Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.
- Attention now
Rising.
Lifecycle
11 events over 5925 days, from the signal feeds we watch.
- EPSS band changemoderate → highepss band change
- EPSS band changehigh → moderateepss band change
- OpenVAS check added
- EPSS band changecritical → high
- Patch availablerecord updated
- Publishedweakness classified, att&ck mapped
Affected products
Technical detail
CVSS 3.1 vector
Open in the CVSS calculatorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Scored 9.8 by NVD.
How it is reached
- Attack Vector NetworkExploitable remotely over the network without any special conditions
- Attack Complexity LowNo special conditions — the attack can be reliably reproduced
- Privileges Required NoneNo authentication required — anyone can exploit this
- User Interaction NoneNo user interaction needed — fully automated exploitation
Scope
- Scope UnchangedImpact is limited to the vulnerable component itself
Impact if exploited
- Confidentiality HighTotal information disclosure — all data in the component is compromised
- Integrity HighTotal loss of integrity — attacker can modify any data in the component
- Availability HighTotal denial of service — the component is completely unavailable
Weaknesses
ATT&CK techniques
Mapped from the weaknesses above (CWE to ATT&CK), not observed in attacks.
Sources
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