title: Rockwell Automation Arena® Simulation Uninitialized Pointer Vulnerability
description:
Rockwell Automation Arena Simulation contains an arbitrary code execution vulnerability that could potentially allow a malicious user to commit unauthorized code to the software by using an uninitialized pointer in the application.  The threat-actor could then execute malicious code on the system affecting the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the product.  The user would need to open a malicious file provided to them by the attacker for the code to execute.
problem types: CWE-824 Access of Uninitialized Pointer
affected:
{
defaultStatus: unaffected
product: Arena Simulation
vendor: Rockwell Automation
versions:
status: affected, version: All versions before the 16.20.02 Patch
}
metrics:
cvssV3_1: [
attackComplexity: LOW
attackVector: LOCAL
availabilityImpact: HIGH
baseScore: 7.8
baseSeverity: HIGH
confidentialityImpact: HIGH
integrityImpact: HIGH
privilegesRequired: NONE
scope: UNCHANGED
userInteraction: REQUIRED
vectorString: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
version: 3.1
]
format: CVSS
scenarios: GENERAL
solutions:
*  Upgrade to 16.20.02 which has been patched to mitigate these issues, by referencing  BF29820 - Patch: ZDI Security Patch & Windows 11 updates , Arena 16.2 https://rockwellautomation.custhelp.com/app/answers/answer_view/a_id/1141044 .