# CVE-2023-2778: Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Transaction Manager Vulnerable to Denial-Of-Service

> Attackers can cause denial of service in Rockwell FactoryTalk Transaction Manager by sending modified packets, requiring a restart to recover.

- **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:** 13 Jun 2023
- **Updated:** 5 Mar 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-69fx-rr2q-vw9x

## What is CVE-2023-2778?

CVE-2023-2778 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Transaction Manager, published on 13 Jun 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A denial-of-service vulnerability exists in Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Transaction Manager. This vulnerability can be exploited by sending a modified packet to port 400. If exploited, the application could potentially crash or experience a high CPU or memory usage condition, causing intermittent application functionality issues. The application would need to be restarted to recover from the DoS.

Weakness: CWE-400 (Uncontrolled Resource Consumption)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-2778?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Rockwellautomation Factorytalk Transaction Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-2778?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-2778 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-2778 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-2778 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-2778 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-2778 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Transaction Manager, published on 13 Jun 2023. 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-2023-2778 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Transaction Manager. 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-2023-2778/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-2778/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-2778
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-2778
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-2778

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-2778/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.