EUVD-2026-45025
GHSA-c6v8-3m64-fhpr
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
ASVS 5.0
V15 - Secure Coding and Architecture Bounds checking, write limits
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques across 2 tactics: Execution, Privilege Escalation The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Jul 16, 2026
Local privilege escalation in AutomationDirect Productivity Suite programming software stems from an out-of-bounds write (CWE-787) reachable through a crafted IOCTL request to a privileged kernel-mode component, corrupting kernel memory. An authenticated local attacker on an engineering workstation running the software can leverage the corruption to escalate to SYSTEM/kernel privileges or crash the host. No public exploit identified at time of analysis; the flaw is documented in CISA ICS advisory ICSA-26-197-04 (reported by ICS-CERT) but is not listed in CISA KEV, and no EPSS score was supplied.
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CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
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2DescriptionCVE.org
An out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the Productivity Suite allows a local attacker to trigger kernel memory corruption via a crafted IOCTL request, potentially resulting in privilege escalation or system instability.
Executive ViewAI
AutomationDirect Productivity Suite contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability (CVE-2026-61389, CVSS 7.3) that allows authenticated engineering workstation users to escalate to SYSTEM/kernel privileges or crash the system through kernel memory corruption. The risk is material for organizations with sensitive industrial control engineering functions, as the flaw enables either insider threats or lateral movement following post-compromise access to engineering workstations.
Within 24 hours: Identify all engineering workstations running AutomationDirect Productivity Suite and document versions; evaluate whether the software is essential or can be temporarily removed pending patch availability. Within 7 days: Implement compensating controls including restricting local access to the software to authorized engineers only, enabling application whitelisting, and improving audit logging of IOCTL activity and privilege escalations. Within 30 days: Establish monitoring of CISA advisory ICSA-26-197-04 and AutomationDirect security bulletins for patch release; develop an expedited deployment plan for when patches become available; consider temporary decommissioning if the software supports non-critical functions and patch timelines extend beyond Q3 2026.
No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis. Interim mitigations: (1) Restrict local and physical access to workstations running the software to authorized engineering personnel; (2) Implement application whitelisting and user access controls to limit execution; (3) Enable and monitor kernel-level audit logging for IOCTL calls and privilege escalation attempts; (4) Segment engineering workstations on isolated VLANs to contain lateral movement; (5) Consider temporary uninstallation if the software is not business-critical.
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Attack Technique
Privilege escalation occurs when an attacker leverages flaws in access control mechanisms to gain permissions beyond what they were originally granted.
A buffer overflow occurs when a program writes more data to a memory buffer than it was allocated to hold, causing the excess data to spill into adjacent memory regions.
Memory corruption occurs when a program writes data beyond the boundaries of allocated memory regions or accesses memory in unintended ways, violating the integrity of the process's address space.
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