CVE-2024-2425Network attack vector

Web server crash via improper input validation

Published Mar 25, 2024 · Updated Aug 1, 2024

Improper input validation in Rockwell Automation PowerFlex 527 allows remote attackers to crash the embedded web server via network requests. Rockwell Automation has not disclosed which web request or input reaches the faulty validation logic. The web server is disabled by default; when enabled, exploitation requires no authentication or user interaction, and recovery requires a manual restart.

CVSS severity8.7
High
EPSS probability2.82%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Improper input validation in Rockwell Automation PowerFlex 527 allows remote attackers to crash the embedded web server via network requests. Rockwell Automation has not disclosed which web request or input reaches the faulty validation logic. The web server is disabled by default; when enabled, exploitation requires no authentication or user interaction, and recovery requires a manual restart.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-2425
Published
Mar 25, 2024
Updated
Aug 1, 2024
Vendor
Rockwell Automation
Product
PowerFlex 527
Classifications
CWE-20, CAPEC-153, T0814
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 25, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 1, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=v2.001.x <

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Rockwell Automation · PowerFlex 527version=v2.001.x <

Published CVSS scores

7.5Rockwell AutomationCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
8.7Rockwell AutomationCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

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)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-20Improper Input Validation
CAPEC-153Input Data Manipulation
T0814Denial of Service

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