# CVE-2023-46290: Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Services Platform Elevated Privileges Vulnerability

> An unauthenticated attacker can obtain a local Windows user token to log in to FactoryTalk Services Platform, gaining unauthorized access.

- **Severity:** High 8.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/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 2023
- **Updated:** 27 Feb 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-5gjm-5h8m-h8w7

## What is CVE-2023-46290?

CVE-2023-46290 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk® Services Platform, published on 27 Oct 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Due to inadequate code logic, a previously unauthenticated threat actor could potentially obtain a local Windows OS user token through the FactoryTalk® Services Platform web service and then use the token to log in into FactoryTalk® Services Platform . This vulnerability can only be exploited if the authorized user did not previously log in into the FactoryTalk® Services Platform web service.

Weakness: CWE-287 (Improper Authentication)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-46290?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Rockwellautomation Factorytalk Services Platform.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-46290?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-46290 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-46290 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-46290 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk® Services Platform

- [CVE-2021-22681](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-22681/): Rockwell Multiple Products Insufficient Protected Credentials (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2020-14516](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-14516/): Weak cryptography in Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Services Platform (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2024-21917](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-21917/): Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk® Service Platform Service Token Vulnerability (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-6967](https://insights.sbomify.com/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](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-21915/): Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk® Service Platform Elevated Privileges Vulnerability Through Web Service Functionality (critical 9.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-46290 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-46290 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk® Services Platform, published on 27 Oct 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-2023-46290 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk® Services Platform. 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-2023-46290/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-46290/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-46290
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-46290
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-46290

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.