# CVE-2022-38744: FactoryTalk Alarm and Events Server Vulnerable to Denial-Of-Service Attack

> Unauthenticated attackers can crash the FactoryTalk Alarm and Events service via network connections, causing denial of service.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 27 Oct 2022
- **Updated:** 5 May 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-3cc5-pgvq-wh26

## What is CVE-2022-38744?

CVE-2022-38744 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Alarm and Events Server, published on 27 Oct 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

An unauthenticated attacker with network access to a victim's Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Alarm and 
Events service could open a connection, causing the service to fault and become unavailable. The affected port 
could be used as a server ping port and uses messages structured with XML.

Weakness: CWE-287 (Improper Authentication)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-38744?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Rockwellautomation Factorytalk Alarms and Events.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-38744?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-38744 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-38744 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-38744 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Alarm and Events Server

- [CVE-2017-14022](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-14022/): Denial of service in Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Alarms and Events (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-38744 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-38744 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Alarm and Events Server, published on 27 Oct 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-38744 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Alarm and Events Server. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-38744/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-38744/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-38744
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-38744
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-38744

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-38744/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.