# CVE-2024-6325: Rockwell Automation Unsecured Private Keys in FactoryTalk® System Services

> Unsecured private keys in FactoryTalk System Services allow attackers to bypass security controls and escalate privileges within industrial automation environments.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.0 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 16 Jul 2024
- **Updated:** 1 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-j8wv-5g58-r5vh

## What is CVE-2024-6325?

CVE-2024-6325 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk® Policy Manager (FTPM), published on 16 Jul 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The v6.40 release of Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk® Policy Manager CVE-2021-22681 https://www.rockwellautomation.com/en-us/trust-center/security-advisories/advisory.PN1550.html  and  CVE-2022-1161 https://www.rockwellautomation.com/en-us/trust-center/security-advisories/advisory.PN1585.html  by implementing CIP security and did not update to the versions of the software CVE-2022-1161 https://www.rockwellautomation.com/en-us/trust-center/security-advisories/advisory.PN1585.html  and  CVE-2022-1161. https://www.rockwellautomation.com/en-us/trust-center/security-advisories/advisory.PN1585.html

Weakness: CWE-276 (Incorrect Default Permissions), CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-6325?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Rockwellautomation Factorytalk Policy Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-6325?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-6325 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-6325 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-6325 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk® Policy Manager (FTPM)

- [CVE-2023-2637](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-2637/): Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk System Services Vulnerable To Use Of Hard-Coded Cryptographic Key (high 7.3)
- [CVE-2023-2638](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-2638/): Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk System Services Vulnerable to a Denial-of-Service Attack (medium 5.9)
- [CVE-2023-2639](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-2639/): Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk System Services Vulnerable to Sensitive Information Disclosure (medium 4.1)
- [CVE-2024-6326](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-6326/): Rockwell Automation Unsecured Private Keys in FactoryTalk® System Services (low 1.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-6325 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-6325 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk® Policy Manager (FTPM), published on 16 Jul 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-6325 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk® Policy Manager (FTPM). 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-2024-6325/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-6325/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-6325
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-6325
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-6325

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-6325/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.