Out-of-bounds Read Vulnerability Exists
Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.5 High.
Data as of 4 Nov 2026, 17:21 UTC
Thin evidence
One scorer or none| CNA (talos) | CVSS 3.1 | 7.5 |
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 18 Sep 2024
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 4 Nov 2026.
What to do
AI-suggested
Users should monitor the vendor's advisory channels for updates. Until a fix is released, consider restricting network access to the EtherNet/IP service or applying network-level protections to limit exposure to untrusted sources.
Description
CVE-2024-36981 is an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the EtherNet/IP PCCC parser of OpenPLC Runtime version OpenPLC_v3 b4702061dc14d1024856f71b4543298d77007b88. An attacker can send specially crafted network requests to trigger this flaw, causing a denial of service condition. No confidentiality or integrity impact is reported.