Festo CECX-X-(C1/M1) Controller Improper Authentication
Published Apr 25, 2014
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.35%
Description
The Festo CECX-X-C1 Modular Master Controller with CoDeSys and CECX-X-M1 Modular Controller with CoDeSys and SoftMotion provide an undocumented access method involving the FTP protocol, which could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via unspecified vectors.
Affected products
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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
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| Festo | CECX-X-C1 Modular Master Controller with CoDeSys | unaffected |
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| Festo | CECX-X-M1 Modular Controller with CoDeSys and SoftMotion | unaffected |
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Configuration 1
- n/a
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Configuration 2
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No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Vendor solution
Festo has decided not to resolve these vulnerabilities, placing critical infrastructure asset owners using this product at risk. This advisory is being published to alert critical infrastructure asset owners of the risk of using this equipment, and to increase compensating security measures if possible. Some of these compensating measures can be:
* Minimize network exposure for all control system devices and/or systems, and ensure that they are not accessible from the Internet.
* Locate control system networks and remote devices behind firewalls, and isolate them from the business network.
* When remote access is required, use secure methods, such as Virtual Private Networks (VPNs), recognizing that VPNs may have vulnerabilities and should be updated to the most current version available. Also recognize that VPN is only as secure as the connected devices.
* Investigate the practicality of configuring and deploying an intrusion detection system (IDS) to log and monitor the control system network, as well as adjacent networks.
* Configure, activate, and test existing defenses, such as port security and traffic logging, among other defensive strategies in the recommended practices document listed below.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
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- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.35% (0.03345) | 88.27th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.15% (0.03150) | 86.23th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Dec 9, 2025 | 2.70% (0.02701) | 85.38th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.49% (0.01489) | 79.31th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 3.47% (0.03471) | 79.03th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.60% (0.01596) | 80.40th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.73% (0.00735) | 81.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.83% (0.00828) | 81.40th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.83% (0.00828) | 79.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.61% (0.04611) | 88.99th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.61% (0.04611) | 87.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.61% (0.04611) | 74.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (2)
- http://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-14-084-01 US Government Resource
- https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-14-084-01
| Link | Providers | Tags |
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| http://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-14-084-01 | US Government Resource | |
| https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-14-084-01 |
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