CVE-2018-19018
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedAn access of uninitialized pointer vulnerability in CX-Supervisor (Versions 3.42 and prior) could lead to type confusion when processing project files. An attacker could use a specially crafted project file to exploit and execute code under the privileges of the application.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceCX-Supervisor versions 3.42 and prior contain an uninitialized pointer vulnerability that leads to type confusion when parsing project files. An attacker can exploit this by crafting a malicious project file to achieve arbitrary code execution under the application's privileges.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data<= 3.42CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Locate CX-Supervisor installationOpen Windows Control Panel, go to Programs and Features, and look for 'Omron CX-Supervisor' in the installed programs listAffected if The program is present in the system
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Identify installed version numberIn Programs and Features, locate CX-Supervisor and note the version shown in the 'Version' column, or right-click the entry and select Properties to view version detailsAffected if Version displayed is 3.42 or lower
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Verify application executable versionNavigate to the CX-Supervisor installation directory (commonly C:\Program Files\Omron\CX-Supervisor or C:\Program Files (x86)\Omron\CX-Supervisor), right-click on the main executable (such as CXS.exe or similar), select Properties, and check the File VersionAffected if File version is 3.42 or prior
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Confirm project file handling exposureDetermine if the system has .csp or CX-Supervisor project files present, or if users commonly open project files from various sourcesAffected if Project files exist or users open project files from external sources
If CX-Supervisor version is 3.42 or lower and the application is used to open project files, the environment is vulnerable to this flaw.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpdate CX-Supervisor to a version newer than 3.42. Until patched, avoid opening project files from untrusted sources.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2018-19018 in production — separate from our analysis above.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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