Check Point Advisories

Schneider-Electric Modicon Privilege Escalation (CVE-2018-7842)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2018-2910
Date Published:	10 Apr 2025
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Thursday 10 April, 2025
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2018-7842
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80
Who is Vulnerable?	Schneider-Electric Modicon M580 firmware Schneider-Electric Modicon M340 firmware Schneider-Electric Modicon Quantom firmware Schneider-Electric Modicon Premium firmware
Vulnerability Description	A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in Schneider-Electric Modicon. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability would allow a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to the affected system.

Protection Overview

This protection detects attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R80

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Schneider-Electric Modicon Privilege Escalation (CVE-2018-7842) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: SCADA Protection Violation.
Attack Information: Schneider-Electric Modicon Privilege Escalation (CVE-2018-7842)