CVE-2018-8843 is a use-after-free vulnerability affecting Rockwell Automation Arena versions 15.10.00 and earlier. It allows an attacker to cause a denial of service, leading to application crashes and potential data loss, by tricking a user into opening a specially crafted Arena Simulation Software file. The vulnerability has a CVSS v3 score of 5.5 (Medium), indicating a local attack vector with low complexity, requiring user interaction, and primarily impacting availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or inclusion in CISA's KEV catalog. Community discussion and media coverage are minimal, suggesting limited public attention.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 15.10.00CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:rockwellautomation:arena:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.