CVE-2021-32960 Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Services Platform Protection Mechanism Failure

What is CVE-2021-32960?

CVE-2021-32960 is a high-severity vulnerability in Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Services Platform, published on 1 Apr 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-863, CWE-693

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-32960?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Rockwellautomation Factorytalk Services Platform.

How do I fix CVE-2021-32960?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-32960 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2021-32960 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-32960 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
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-59hr-796q-5p86.