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CVE-2024-36981VulnerabilityPublished Updated

Out-of-bounds Read Vulnerability Exists

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Authoritative record:CVE-2024-36981· High 7.5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.5 High.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026, 17:21 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
7.5High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
CVSS scores by source
CNA (talos)CVSS 3.17.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 18 Sep 2024

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq 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.

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