VulnCheck, a cyber security company, on Friday, November 13, 2026, released details of fourteen vulnerabilities it discovered earlier in 2026 in Copeland's fertilization units. These vulnerabilities are located in the XWEB VO management system. Lab tests show that each vulnerability could have given "root" or administrative access to the infected device, with severity ratings for many of these vulnerabilities ranging from 8 to 9.8. At least two of the vulnerabilities are known to be actively exploited. The XWEB VO control system was one of four systems affected in October by a hack of refrigeration controllers in 700 French supermarkets. French authorities blame the Iranian government for these hacks. An investigation into the XWEB system was launched by security researcher VulnCheck after reading about a weak security profile of another device. VulnCheck endorsed Copeland and Dixell and helped them resolve issues before public disclosure of vulnerabilities. Patches for identified vulnerabilities are currently available. However, older versions of the tracking system remain vulnerable to potential attacks. Copeland confirmed that some XWEB monitoring solutions were affected. Customers are advised not to connect their devices via the public Internet and to update the software to the latest versions with available fixes. This recommendation also includes compliance with standard cyber security regulations and keeping software and firmware up to date. Copeland reached out to customers to confirm they had previously provided cybersecurity recommendations and remediation.

VulnCheck, a cyber security company, on Friday, November 13, 2026, released details of fourteen vulnerabilities it discovered earlier in 2026 in Copeland's fertilization units. These vulnerabilities are located in the XWEB VO management system. Lab tests show that each vulnerability could have given "root" or administrative access to the infected device, with severity ratings for many of these vulnerabilities ranging from 8 to 9.8. At least two of the vulnerabilities are known to be actively exploited. The XWEB VO control system was one of four systems affected in October by a hack of refrigeration controllers in 700 French supermarkets. French authorities blame the Iranian government for these hacks. An investigation into the XWEB system was launched by security researcher VulnCheck after reading about a weak security profile of another device. VulnCheck endorsed Copeland and Dixell and helped them resolve issues before public disclosure of vulnerabilities. Patches for identified vulnerabilities are currently available. However, older versions of the tracking system remain vulnerable to potential attacks. Copeland confirmed that some XWEB monitoring solutions were affected. Customers are advised not to connect their devices via the public Internet and to update the software to the latest versions with available fixes. This recommendation also includes compliance with standard cyber security regulations and keeping software and firmware up to date. Copeland reached out to customers to confirm they had previously provided cybersecurity recommendations and remediation.