CVE-2021-32960 (GCVE-0-2021-32960)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-04-01 22:17 – Updated: 2025-04-17 15:51
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Summary
Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Services Platform v6.11 and earlier, if FactoryTalk Security is enabled and deployed contains a vulnerability that may allow a remote, authenticated attacker to bypass FactoryTalk Security policies based on the computer name. If successfully exploited, this may allow an attacker to have the same privileges as if they were logged on to the client machine.
Severity ?
8.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CVE-693 Protection Mechanism Failure
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References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Services Platform Affected: unspecified , < 6.11 (custom)
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Credits
Rockwell Automation reported this vulnerability to CISA.
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