Rockwellautomation 1756-ENBT series A up to 6.x Firmware perform access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Rockwellautomation 1756-ENBT series A up to 6.x. The impacted element is the function perform of the component Firmware. Such manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2010-2965. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Rockwellautomation 1756-ENBT series A up to 6.x (Automation Software) and classified as very critical. Affected by this issue is the function perform of the component Firmware. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The WDB target agent debug service in Wind River VxWorks 6.x, 5.x, and earlier, as used on the Rockwell Automation 1756-ENBT series A with firmware 3.2.6 and 3.6.1 and other products, allows remote attackers to read or modify arbitrary memory locations, perform function calls, or manage tasks via requests to UDP port 17185, a related issue to CVE-2005-3804.

The weakness was presented 08/05/2010 as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is shared for download at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2010-2965 since 08/04/2010. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 05/29/2026). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 48264 (VxWorks WDB Debug Service Detection), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family RPC. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 42346 (Wind River VxWorks WDB Debugging Service Security Bypass Vulnerability).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 5274.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (48264) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-26812†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 48264
Nessus Name: VxWorks WDB Debug Service Detection
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OpenVAS ID: 103367
OpenVAS Name: get_value(data:recv,blob:88
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2010-2965 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-2965
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-54248
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SecurityFocus: 42158
Vulnerability Center: 26812 - Wind River VxWorks WDB Target Agent Debug Service Allows to Read and Modify Arbitrary Files, Critical

Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2015 14:37
Updated: 05/29/2026 00:37
Changes: 03/19/2015 14:37 (54), 03/02/2017 20:50 (12), 09/21/2021 16:46 (4), 07/31/2024 15:07 (16), 01/21/2025 07:22 (2), 01/28/2025 03:47 (1), 05/29/2026 00:37 (11)
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