CVE-2026-57896: CWE-125 in AutomationDirect Productivity Suite
CVE-2026-57896 is an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in AutomationDirect's Productivity Suite. A local attacker with low privileges can send a crafted IOCTL request to trigger kernel memory corruption. This vulnerability may result in limited information disclosure or disruption of the affected product. No specific affected versions or patches have been identified yet. The vulnerability has a medium severity rating with a CVSS score of 6.1.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-57896) involves an out-of-bounds read (CWE-125) in AutomationDirect's Productivity Suite. It allows a local attacker with low privileges to send a specially crafted IOCTL request that causes kernel memory corruption. The impact includes potential limited information disclosure and disruption of the product's operation. There is no vendor advisory or patch information available at this time, and no known exploits in the wild have been reported.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability can lead to limited confidentiality loss due to information disclosure and availability impact through disruption of the affected product. Integrity impact is not indicated. The attack requires local access with low privileges and does not require user interaction.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, restrict local access to trusted users only and monitor for suspicious activity related to IOCTL requests targeting the Productivity Suite.
CVE-2026-57896: CWE-125 in AutomationDirect Productivity Suite
Description
CVE-2026-57896 is an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in AutomationDirect's Productivity Suite. A local attacker with low privileges can send a crafted IOCTL request to trigger kernel memory corruption. This vulnerability may result in limited information disclosure or disruption of the affected product. No specific affected versions or patches have been identified yet. The vulnerability has a medium severity rating with a CVSS score of 6.1.
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.1medium
Weaknesses
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Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-57896) involves an out-of-bounds read (CWE-125) in AutomationDirect's Productivity Suite. It allows a local attacker with low privileges to send a specially crafted IOCTL request that causes kernel memory corruption. The impact includes potential limited information disclosure and disruption of the product's operation. There is no vendor advisory or patch information available at this time, and no known exploits in the wild have been reported.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability can lead to limited confidentiality loss due to information disclosure and availability impact through disruption of the affected product. Integrity impact is not indicated. The attack requires local access with low privileges and does not require user interaction.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, restrict local access to trusted users only and monitor for suspicious activity related to IOCTL requests targeting the Productivity Suite.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- icscert
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-09T15:00:24.538Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a59400568715ace43aa4275
Added to database: 07/16/2026, 20:33:09 UTC
Last enriched: 07/23/2026, 22:48:02 UTC
Last updated: 08/28/2026, 22:52:12 UTC
Views: 78
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