CVE-2024-42512

Q: How do I fix CVE-2024-42512?

Upgrade ua .net standard stack to 1.5.374.158 or later.

Q: Is CVE-2024-42512 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2024-42512 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.58% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 44% of all scored CVEs.

Q: How severe is CVE-2024-42512?

CVE-2024-42512 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.6, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

Q: What does CVE-2024-42512 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for ua .net standard stack (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

HIGH

8.6

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Vulnerability in the OPC UA .NET Standard Stack before 1.5.374.158 allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass application authentication when the deprecated Basic128Rsa15 security policy is enabled.

CWE-208

How to fix

Remediation Available

ua .net standard stackNVD

Affected:< 1.5.374.158Fixed in:1.5.374.158CVE-2024-42512derived from NVD

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityLow

AvailabilityLow

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L

Exploit Intelligence

0.58%probability of exploitation in 30 days

44thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 44% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

files.opcfoundation.org

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-208 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2019-9494	Medium	5.9	3.9%	-	Fix
CVE-2019-16782	Medium	6.3	3.7%	-	Fix
CVE-2025-53940	Unscored	-	2.6%	-	-
CVE-2020-1926	Medium	5.9	2.5%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-43298	Critical	9.8	2.3%	-	Fix
CVE-2024-29995	High	8.1	1.5%	-	Fix

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2024-42512?

Upgrade ua .net standard stack to 1.5.374.158 or later.

Is CVE-2024-42512 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2024-42512 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.58% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 44% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2024-42512?

CVE-2024-42512 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.6, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2024-42512 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for ua .net standard stack (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-09-29.