CVE-2018-12585 is an XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability impacting the OPC UA Java and .NET Legacy Stacks, which could allow remote attackers to trigger a denial of service. With a CVSS score of 8.2 (High), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity and no user interaction, potentially leading to high availability impact and some confidentiality loss. While no active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) has been identified, the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, including an article from SecurityWeek. The EPSS and FAUCET scores indicate a moderate to high risk, despite its absence from the KEV catalog and Hot List.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.03.342CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:opcfoundation:ua-.net-legacy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 1.3.343CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:opcfoundation:ua-java:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.