CVE-2019-16871

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Published Dec 19, 2019 CVSS 3.1 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 5.3% KEV · Not listed

Description

Beckhoff Embedded Windows PLCs through 3.1.4024.0, and Beckhoff Twincat on Windows Engineering stations, allow an attacker to achieve Remote Code Execution (as SYSTEM) via the Beckhoff ADS protocol.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:beckhoff:twincat::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:beckhoff:twincat:2.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:beckhoff:twincat:3.1:build_4022::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:beckhoff:twincat:3.1:build_4024.0::::::

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2019-7378	Beckhoff Embedded Windows PLCs through 3.1.4024.0, and Beckhoff Twincat on Windows Engineering stations, allow an attacker to achieve Remote Code Execution (as SYSTEM) via the Beckhoff ADS protocol.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 5.3% (5.302% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://download.beckhoff.com/download/document/product-security/Advisories/advisory-2017-001.pdf
https://www.ic4.be/2019/12/18/beckhoff-cve-2019-16871/#more-648

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Beckhoff Twincat

Weaknesses

CWE-290

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 1:24 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Dec 19, 2019, 8:42 PM
Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 1:24 AM
Reserved: Sep 25, 2019, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 2:22 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 19, 2019, 9:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 2:22 AM

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