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The AI attack era demands faster defenders — runZero 5.0 delivers

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Learn More

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Gain visibility, control the unknowns, and ensure compliance with confidence.
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- NYDFS
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Join HD Moore on July 29: Securing the modern IT/OT attack surface

Discover how to effectively bridge the visibility gap and secure your modern IT/OT infrastructure. HD Moore and Chris Ray will share actionable methods for hardening your OT defenses and the main takeaways from the 2026 GigaOm Radar for OT Security.

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Dive into a treasure trove of resources to expand your exposure management knowledge.
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Explore the world of exposure management through the runZero lens.
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Everything you need to maximize your experience with the runZero Platform.

Watch the runZero Day replay!

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Case Study: How runZero established North Carolina’s K–12 exposure management program

Learn how runZero became the foundation for exposure management across 343 North Carolina Public School Units.

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Every month, our research team does a deep dive into the ones and zeros behind all things exposure, from new threats and risky devices to the most secretive, silent, and unheard of vulnerabilities hiding in IT, OT, IoT, remote, cloud, and mobile environments – see you there!

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Latest AutomationDirect MB-GATEWAY vulnerability
What is the impact?
Are any updates or workarounds available?
How do I find AutomationDirect MB-GATEWAY Modbus gateways with runZero?

How to find AutomationDirect Modbus Gateways on your network

Matthew Kienow

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Updated May 22, 2025, 6:18pm EDT

Latest AutomationDirect MB-GATEWAY vulnerability #

A vulnerability has been disclosed in AutomationDirect MB-GATEWAY Modbus gateways. This vulnerability in the embedded web server allows unrestricted remote access to the device. This device is no longer supported by the vendor and will not receive updates, including security patches.

This vulnerability has been designated CVE-2025-36535 and has a CVSS score of 10.0 (critical).

What is the impact? #

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to configuration changes, operational disruption, or arbitrary code execution depending on the environment and exposed functionality.

Are any updates or workarounds available? #

This device is no longer supported by the vendor and users are encouraged to discontinue their use. If this is not possible, users are strongly recommended to implement network access controls to limit access to these devices to trusted networks.

How do I find AutomationDirect MB-GATEWAY Modbus gateways with runZero? #

From the Asset Inventory, use the following query to locate potentially impacted assets:

hw:="Automation Direct Modbus Gateway"

Written by Matthew Kienow

Matthew Kienow is a software engineer and security researcher. Matthew previously worked on the Recog recognition framework, AttackerKB as well as Metasploit's MSF 5 APIs. He has also designed, built, and successfully deployed many secure software solutions; however, often he enjoys breaking them instead. He has presented his research at various security conferences including DerbyCon, Hack In Paris, and CarolinaCon. His research has been cited by CSO, Threatpost and SC Magazine.

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