CVE-2026-60063: CWE-787 in AutomationDirect Productivity Suite
CVE-2026-60063 is an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in AutomationDirect's Productivity Suite. It allows a local attacker to cause kernel memory corruption by sending a specially crafted IOCTL request. This can lead to privilege escalation or system instability. The vulnerability has a high severity score of 7. No specific affected versions or patches have been disclosed yet.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CWE-787) in AutomationDirect Productivity Suite involves an out-of-bounds write triggered by a crafted IOCTL request from a local attacker. The flaw can corrupt kernel memory, potentially enabling privilege escalation or causing system instability. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 7.0, reflecting high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. No vendor advisory or patch information is currently available, and no known exploits are reported in the wild.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation can result in kernel memory corruption, which may lead to privilege escalation allowing an attacker with local access to gain higher system privileges or cause system crashes and instability. The confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system are all rated as highly impacted.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, restrict local access to trusted users only and monitor for suspicious activity related to IOCTL requests. Avoid running untrusted code or processes locally on affected systems.
CVE-2026-60063: CWE-787 in AutomationDirect Productivity Suite
Description
CVE-2026-60063 is an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in AutomationDirect's Productivity Suite. It allows a local attacker to cause kernel memory corruption by sending a specially crafted IOCTL request. This can lead to privilege escalation or system instability. The vulnerability has a high severity score of 7. No specific affected versions or patches have been disclosed yet.
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.0high
Weaknesses
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Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CWE-787) in AutomationDirect Productivity Suite involves an out-of-bounds write triggered by a crafted IOCTL request from a local attacker. The flaw can corrupt kernel memory, potentially enabling privilege escalation or causing system instability. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 7.0, reflecting high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. No vendor advisory or patch information is currently available, and no known exploits are reported in the wild.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation can result in kernel memory corruption, which may lead to privilege escalation allowing an attacker with local access to gain higher system privileges or cause system crashes and instability. The confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system are all rated as highly impacted.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, restrict local access to trusted users only and monitor for suspicious activity related to IOCTL requests. Avoid running untrusted code or processes locally on affected systems.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- icscert
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-09T15:00:24.526Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a593c8b68715ace43a4aabe
Added to database: 07/16/2026, 20:18:19 UTC
Last enriched: 07/23/2026, 22:48:15 UTC
Last updated: 08/28/2026, 22:52:12 UTC
Views: 63
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