Rockwell Automation Communication Module Packets resource consumption
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Summary
A vulnerability has been found in Rockwell Automation Communication Module and classified as critical. This affects an unknown part of the component Packets Handler. This manipulation causes resource consumption. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2026-9653. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.
Details
A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Rockwell Automation Communication Module (the affected version unknown). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component Packets Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource consumption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-400. The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:
A denial-of-service security issue exists across all the 1756-EN2, EN3, and ENBT communication module due to improper validation of CIP Implicit Connection packets. An attacker on the network can exploit this by sending crafted packets to continuously disrupt device connections, though device connections will recover immediately after.
The advisory is shared at rockwellautomation.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-9653 since 05/26/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1499 for this issue.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
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Product
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.5
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Exploiting
Class: Resource consumptionCWE: CWE-400 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: no mitigation knownStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
05/26/2026 CVE reserved07/14/2026 Advisory disclosed
07/14/2026 VulDB entry created
07/14/2026 VulDB entry last update
Sources
Advisory: rockwellautomation.comStatus: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2026-9653 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-9653
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-378325
Entry
Created: 07/14/2026 17:41Changes: 07/14/2026 17:41 (52)
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Cache ID: 216::103
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