CVE-2018-8835 describes a double free vulnerability in Advantech WebAccess HMI Designer versions 2.1.7.32 and prior. This flaw, triggered by specially crafted .pm3 files, could lead to remote code execution. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), it presents a significant risk, requiring user interaction (UI:R) but having low attack complexity (AC:L) and potentially high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability (C:H/I:H/A:H). Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| 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: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
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.