CVE-2026-61378: AutomationDirect Productivity Suite divide by zero vulnerability

CVE-2026-61378 · Severity: medium · CVSS 5.5 · Published 2026-07-16

AutomationDirect Productivity Suite, a software package used to program and manage industrial controllers, contains a flaw that can cause the system to crash. A local attacker with access to the workstation can trigger a mathematical error that forces the application to shut down. This results in a denial-of-service condition, potentially disrupting the ability to manage or monitor industrial equipment.

Technologies: AutomationDirect Productivity Suite. Vendors: AutomationDirect.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-61378 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-61378 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-61378?
Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 5.5, published 16 July 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?
AutomationDirect Productivity Suite <=v4.6.2.2.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-61378?
A patch was published on 2026-07-16: Fixed in version v4.7.0.47 Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
How is CVE-2026-61378 attacked?
It is attacked with local access, in a network appliance.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-61378?
Check whether you run AutomationDirect Productivity Suite at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

Technical details

A divide-by-zero vulnerability (CWE-369) exists in AutomationDirect Productivity Suite versions 4.6.2.2 and prior. The flaw allows a local attacker with low privileges to trigger a division by zero error, leading to application instability or a complete system crash (denial-of-service). The vulnerability is reachable via local access without requiring user interaction. AutomationDirect has released version 4.7.0.47 to address this issue. Security engineers should also consider restricting physical and logical access to engineering workstations as a mitigating control.

Affected products

  • AutomationDirect Productivity Suite <=v4.6.2.2

Timeline

  • 2026-07-16: disclosed
  • 2026-07-16: advisory
  • 2026-07-16: patched: Fixed in version v4.7.0.47

References

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