Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
LCDS Laquis SCADA before 4.1.0.4150 can crash or potentially expose data when a specially crafted project file is opened. This is most urgent where operators exchange or import project files into production or engineering workstations.
Executive priority
Prioritize remediation for operational technology environments where project files are shared across teams or vendors. Business impact is mainly availability disruption, with possible data exposure noted by sources.
Technical view
CVE-2018-18994 is a CWE-125 out-of-bounds read in LCDS Laquis SCADA versions before 4.1.0.4150. The trigger described in sources is opening a specially crafted project file, with possible system crash or data exfiltration.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to environments running LCDS Laquis SCADA before 4.1.0.4150, especially engineering stations or operator systems that open externally supplied or transferred project files.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or confirmed active exploitation. The described attack path requires a specially crafted project file to be opened.
Researcher notes
Evidence is narrow but clear: affected product and version boundary are identified, CWE-125 is assigned, and impact is crash or data exfiltration. No CVSS score, exploit details, or KEV evidence are provided.
Mitigation direction
- Upgrade LCDS Laquis SCADA to version 4.1.0.4150 or later.
- Restrict who can import or open SCADA project files.
- Treat external or unexpected project files as untrusted.
- Check the CISA advisory and vendor guidance for deployment-specific recommendations.
Validation and detection
- Inventory LCDS Laquis SCADA installations and record installed versions.
- Confirm no systems run versions earlier than 4.1.0.4150.
- Review file-transfer paths used for SCADA project files.
- Check endpoint or application logs for crashes tied to project-file opening.
Public sources used
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- CVSS
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- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
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CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-19-015-01CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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Out-of-bounds Read
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