CVE-2010-2965
CRITICAL 9.8 ALL-YEARSThe WDB target agent debug service in Wind River VxWorks 6.x, 5.x, and earlier, as used on the Rockwell Automation 1756-ENBT series A with firmware 3.2.6 and 3.6.1 and other products, allows remote attackers to read or modify arbitrary memory locations, perform function calls, or manage tasks via requests to UDP port 17185, a related issue to CVE-2005-3804.
57.5% modeled chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (99th percentile). Prioritize remediation.
Exploitation likelihood
57.5%chance of exploitation in 30 days · 99th percentile
Impact if exploited
9.8CVSS 3.1 · CRITICAL · ADP
- ConfidentialityHigh
- IntegrityHigh
- AvailabilityHigh
What an attacker needs
- ✓Access: Reachable over the network — no local access needed
- ✓Privileges: No account or privileges required
- ✓User interaction: No user interaction needed
- ✓Complexity: No special conditions — reliably repeatable
✓ lowers the bar for an attacker · ⚠ raises it
Proof of concept
No public PoC is currently catalogued.
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Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-863: Incorrect Authorization
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References and research data (JSON)
Known Affected Software Configurations
| Vendor | Product | Version range |
|---|---|---|
| Rockwellautomation | 1756 Enbt\/A Firmware | 3.2.6 |
| Rockwellautomation | 1756 Enbt\/A Firmware | 3.6.1 |
| Windriver | Vxworks | ≤ 6.9.4.12 |
All CVSS metrics
- CRITICAL 9.8 v3.1 · ADP Primary
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CRITICAL 9.8 v3.1 · NVD Secondary
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - HIGH 10 v2.0 · NVD Primary
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
References
Advisories
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/MAPG-86FPQL CVE record · mitre · Updated 2010-08-04T21:00:00.000Z
CVE record · CVE · Updated 2025-01-28T01:29:35.456Z
NVD · CVE-2010-2965 · Updated 2026-06-16T23:21:51.090 - http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/362332 CVE record · mitre · Updated 2010-08-04T21:00:00.000Z
CVE record · CVE · Updated 2025-01-28T01:29:35.456Z
NVD · CVE-2010-2965 · Updated 2026-06-16T23:21:51.090 - http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/MAPG-86EPFA CVE record · mitre · Updated 2010-08-04T21:00:00.000Z
CVE record · CVE · Updated 2025-01-28T01:29:35.456Z
NVD · CVE-2010-2965 · Updated 2026-06-16T23:21:51.090 - https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2010-2969 EUVD · EUVD-2010-2969
Technical & other
- http://rockwellautomation.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/rockwellautomation.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=69735 CVE record · mitre · Updated 2010-08-04T21:00:00.000Z
CVE record · CVE · Updated 2025-01-28T01:29:35.456Z
NVD · CVE-2010-2965 · Updated 2026-06-16T23:21:51.090 - https://support.windriver.com/olsPortal/faces/maintenance/downloadDetails.jspx?contentId=033708 CVE record · mitre · Updated 2010-08-04T21:00:00.000Z
CVE record · CVE · Updated 2025-01-28T01:29:35.456Z
NVD · CVE-2010-2965 · Updated 2026-06-16T23:21:51.090 - http://blog.metasploit.com/2010/08/vxworks-vulnerabilities.html CVE record · mitre · Updated 2010-08-04T21:00:00.000Z
CVE record · CVE · Updated 2025-01-28T01:29:35.456Z
NVD · CVE-2010-2965 · Updated 2026-06-16T23:21:51.090 - http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jan/10CVE record · CVE · Updated 2025-01-28T01:29:35.456Z
NVD · CVE-2010-2965 · Updated 2026-06-16T23:21:51.090
Sources: NVD · CVE.org · All sources and attribution · EPSS