CVE-2019-13519

Code execution via DOE file type confusion

Published Jan 27, 2020 · Updated Aug 4, 2024

Type confusion in Rockwell Automation Arena Simulation Software 16.00.00 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute code via a crafted DOE file. The DOE parser fails to validate user-supplied data before interpreting it as an incompatible type, enabling memory corruption in the current process. Exploitation requires a user to open the file; successful attacks can compromise the workstation, while failed attempts can crash Arena and lose unsaved data.

CVSS severity8.6
High
EPSS probability5.57%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Type confusion in Rockwell Automation Arena Simulation Software 16.00.00 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute code via a crafted DOE file. The DOE parser fails to validate user-supplied data before interpreting it as an incompatible type, enabling memory corruption in the current process. Exploitation requires a user to open the file; successful attacks can compromise the workstation, while failed attempts can crash Arena and lose unsaved data.

The record

CVE
CVE-2019-13519
Published
Jan 27, 2020
Updated
Aug 4, 2024
Vendor
Rockwell Automation
Product
Arena Simulation Software
Classifications
CWE-843, T1204.002, T1203
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 27, 2020CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 4, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=Versions 16.00.00 and earlier

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Rockwell Automation · Arena Simulation Softwareversion=Versions 16.00.00 and earlier

Published CVSS scores

6.8NIST NVDAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
7.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
8.6Rockwell AutomationCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.8Zero Day InitiativeCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-843Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion')
T1204.002User Execution: Malicious File
T1203Exploitation for Client Execution

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