Is CVE-2011-2530 being actively exploited?

CVE-2011-2530 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2011-2530?

CVE-2011-2530 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 9.3 (HIGH).

CVE-2011-2530

HIGH · CVSS 9.3EPSS 7.6%EU EUVD

Buffer overflow in RSEds.dll in RSHWare.exe in the EDS Hardware Installation Tool 1.0.5.1 and earlier in Rockwell Automation RSLinx Classic before 2.58 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a malformed .eds file.

Key facts

CVSS score: 9.3 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness (CWE): CWE-119
EPSS score: 7.6% (95th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2011-2513)
Published: June 22, 2011
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2011-2513 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on September 17, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

rockwellautomation / eds hardware installation tool
rockwellautomation / rslinx

References

http://rockwellautomation.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/279194(Permissions Required)
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/127584(US Government Resource)
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/MAPG-8G9PWX(US Government Resource)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48092(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)

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

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