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ghsa-59hr-796q-5p86

Vulnerability from github

Published

2022-04-03 00:01

Modified

2022-04-13 00:00

Severity ?

8.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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.

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

Vulnerability from cvelistv5

Published

2022-04-01 22:17

Modified

2025-04-17 15:51

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

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.

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	https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-21-161-01	x_refsource_CONFIRM
	https://rockwellautomation.custhelp.com/app/answers/answer_view/a_id/1131785	x_refsource_CONFIRM

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	Rockwell Automation	FactoryTalk Services Platform	Version: unspecified < 6.11

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