CVE-2018-14791 describes a critical vulnerability in Emerson DeltaV Distributed Control Systems (DCS) versions 11.3.1, 12.3.1, 13.3.0, 13.3.1, and R5, allowing non-administrative users to modify executable and library files. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) has a local attack vector with low attack complexity, enabling a low-privileged user to achieve high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or KEV listing, the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness within the cybersecurity community.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
11.3.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:emerson:deltav:11.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.3.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:emerson:deltav:12.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
13.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:emerson:deltav:13.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
13.3.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:emerson:deltav:13.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
r5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:emerson:deltav:r5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
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.