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GHSA-59HR-796Q-5P86

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-04-03 00:01 – Updated: 2022-04-13 00:00

Details

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 ?

8.8 (High)


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

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

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-04-01 22:17 – Updated: 2025-04-17 15:51

Summary

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

Assigner

icscert

References

URL

Tags

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	https://rockwellautomation.custhelp.com/app/answe…	x_refsource_CONFIRM

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	Rockwell Automation	FactoryTalk Services Platform	Affected: unspecified , < 6.11 (custom)

Credits

Rockwell Automation reported this vulnerability to CISA.

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Sightings

Author	Source	Type	Date

Nomenclature

Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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GHSA-59HR-796Q-5P86

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

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