CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2018-14791

Improper Privilege Management

Published: Aug 23, 2018 | Modified: Jul 12, 2022
CVSS 3.x
7.8
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
4.6 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

Emerson DeltaV DCS versions 11.3.1, 12.3.1, 13.3.0, 13.3.1, R5 may allow non-administrative users to change executable and library files on the affected products.

Weakness

The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Deltav Emerson 11.3.1 (including) 11.3.1 (including)
Deltav Emerson 12.3.1 (including) 12.3.1 (including)
Deltav Emerson 13.3 (including) 13.3 (including)
Deltav Emerson 13.3.1 (including) 13.3.1 (including)
Deltav Emerson r5 (including) r5 (including)

Potential Mitigations

References