Is CVE-2010-2965 being actively exploited?

CVE-2010-2965 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2010-2965?

CVE-2010-2965 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

CVE-2010-2965

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8EPSS 57.5%EU EUVD

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.

Key facts

CVSS score: 9.8 (v3.1)
Severity: CRITICAL
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-863
EPSS score: 57.5% (99th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2010-2969)
Published: August 5, 2010
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2010-2969 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on May 28, 2026.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

rockwellautomation / 1756-enbt/a
rockwellautomation / 1756-enbt/a firmware
rockwellautomation / 1756-enbt/a firmware
windriver / vxworks

References

http://blog.metasploit.com/2010/08/vxworks-vulnerabilities.html(Not Applicable)
http://rockwellautomation.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/rockwellautomation.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=69735(Permissions Required)
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jan/10
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/362332(Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource)
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/MAPG-86EPFA(Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource)
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/MAPG-86FPQL(Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource)
https://support.windriver.com/olsPortal/faces/maintenance/downloadDetails.jspx?contentId=033708(Permissions Required)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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