CVE-2012-6068

critical
Published 2013-01-21 · Modified 2026-04-29
CVSS v3
9.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v2
10.0
VIR risk
9.8

Description

The Runtime Toolkit in CODESYS Runtime System 2.3.x and 2.4.x does not require authentication, which allows remote attackers to execute commands via the command-line interface in the TCP listener service or transfer files via requests to the TCP listener service.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
97%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov — http://www.codesys.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/article/sicherheitsluecke-in-codesys-v23-laufzeitsystem.html

Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
3s-softwarecodesys_runtime_system2.3.9.8
3s-softwarecodesys_runtime_system2.3.9.35
3s-softwarecodesys_runtime_system2.3.9.36
3s-softwarecodesys_runtime_system2.3.9.37
3s-softwarecodesys_runtime_system2.4.0

References

CWEs

CWE-284 CWE-264

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.