CVE-2020-12033 Missing authorization in Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Services Platform

What is CVE-2020-12033?

CVE-2020-12033 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Services Platform, published on 23 Jun 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Services Platform, all versions, the redundancy host service (RdcyHost.exe) does not validate supplied identifiers, which could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to execute remote COM objects with elevated privileges.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-12033?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Rockwellautomation Factorytalk Services Platform.

How do I fix CVE-2020-12033?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-12033 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2020-12033 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-12033 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Services Platform

• CVE-2021-22681 Rockwell Multiple Products Insufficient Protected Credentials Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2020-14516 Weak cryptography in Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Services Platform Critical 10.0
• CVE-2024-21917 Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk® Service Platform Service Token Vulnerability Critical 9.8
• CVE-2020-6967 Deserialization in Rockwell Automation All versions of FactoryTalk Diagnostics software, a subsystem of the FactoryTalk Services Platform Critical 9.8
• CVE-2024-21915 Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk® Service Platform Elevated Privileges Vulnerability Through Web Service Functionality Critical 9.0

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-v82x-2c2x-rwj8.