AutomationDirect Productivity Suite up to 4.6.2.2 IOCTL ioctl_handler out-of-bounds

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5.1$0-$5k1.40+

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in AutomationDirect Productivity Suite up to 4.6.2.2 and classified as problematic. This impacts the function ioctl_handler of the component IOCTL Handler. Performing a manipulation results in out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2026-60140. The attack is only possible with local access. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in AutomationDirect Productivity Suite up to 4.6.2.2. This affects the function ioctl_handler of the component IOCTL Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the Productivity Suite allows a local attacker to trigger kernel memory corruption by sending a crafted IOCTL request. This can lead to exposing sensitive information or causing the affected product to become unstable or unavailable.

The advisory is shared at automationdirect.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-60140 since 07/09/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

Upgrading to version 4.7.0.47 eliminates this vulnerability.

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Upgrade: Productivity Suite 4.7.0.47

Timelineinfo

07/09/2026 CVE reserved
07/16/2026 +7 days Advisory disclosed
07/16/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
07/16/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: automationdirect.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-60140 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-60140
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-379641

Entryinfo

Created: 07/16/2026 22:26
Changes: 07/16/2026 22:26 (55)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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