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Affects Rockwell Automation Logix PLC family used across industrial sectors; can cause nonrecoverable faults and stop production, posing cross-industry OT disruption risk.

IoT

CVE-2026-9637

8.7
High
EPSS 0.31%Patch availableSep 1, 2026

DoS in Rockwell Logix PLCs via CIP messages causing nonrecoverable fault.

common questions

Is CVE-2026-9637 being exploited?

Not confirmed. CVE-2026-9637 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.31% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How severe is CVE-2026-9637?

CVE-2026-9637 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.7. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.

Is there a patch for CVE-2026-9637?

Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-9637. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.

What does CVE-2026-9637 affect?

CVE-2026-9637 affects Rockwell Automation Logix family, ControlLogix, CompactLogix, GuardLogix, and 1 further product or version. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.

What should I do about CVE-2026-9637?

Apply vendor patch, block/untrusted CIP traffic, isolate controllers from IT networks.

Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.

executive summary
technical analysis
affected
Rockwell Automation Logix familyControlLogixCompactLogixGuardLogixEtherNet/IP (CIP)-enabled controllers
impact

Remote denial-of-service: crafted CIP/EtherNet/IP messages trigger a major nonrecoverable fault (MNRF), halting controllers and requiring power-cycle recovery.

action required

Immediate action required

affected versions
Rockwell Automation CompactLogix® 5380 / ControlLogix® 5580
  • affectedV33 and prior, V34.011-V34.014, V35.011-V35.013, V36.011-V36.012

As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.

how to fix
Remediation steps are tailored for users whose stack is affected. Add this technology to your stack to see the fix checklist.
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