CVE-2018-8833 describes a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Advantech WebAccess HMI Designer versions 2.1.7.32 and prior. This flaw allows remote code execution through the processing of specially crafted .pm3 files. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), successful exploitation requires user interaction (UI:R) and could lead to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability (C:H/I:H/A:H). There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage for this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.1.7.32CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:advantech:webaccess_hmi_designer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.