CVE-2010-2965

9.8 CRITICAL 58% exploit odds Drop everything No fix listed Auth & access Device

What it is

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.

At a glance

Exploitability: Can be exploited over the network without logging in. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
Exploit odds: 57.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS). Higher than most.
Fix: No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.

Timeline

2010-08-04 00:00 UTC ReservedThe CVE id was reserved by its CNA
2010-08-05 13:22 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2026-06-16 23:21 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
Exploit odds: 57.5% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Severity: 9.8 CRITICAL (CVSS).
Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.
It meets the bar for Drop everything: critical, and exploited or very likely to be.

Details

Published: 2010-08-05 13:22 UTC
Last modified: 2026-06-16 23:21 UTC
Exploit probability: 57.5% · EPSS, next 30 days
Weakness: CWE-863 · Incorrect authorization
Record status: Modified

Affected

Rockwellautomation 1756-enbt\/a Firmware 3.2.6
Rockwellautomation 1756-enbt\/a Firmware 3.6.1
Windriver Vxworks ≤ 6.9.4.12

Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 9.8

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Raw vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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References

NVD record · CVE.org record