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Public proof of concept

CVE-2020-12029

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2020-07-20
  • WeaknessCWE-20

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Description

All versions of FactoryTalk View SE do not properly validate input of filenames within a project directory. A remote, unauthenticated attacker may be able to execute a crafted file on a remote endpoint that may result in remote code execution (RCE). Rockwell Automation recommends applying patch 1126289. Before installing this patch, the patch rollup dated 06 Apr 2020 or later MUST be applied. 1066644 – Patch Roll-up for CPR9 SRx.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2020-07-2015:15CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-11-03 15:37 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
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Versions per branch

NVD
Rockwellautomation factorytalk view
BranchAffectedFixed in
—all versionsno fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Vendor advisories

  • ICSA-20-170-05 CISA1 known affected

    Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk View SE

    FactoryTalk View SE: All versions

Full record on NVD

Fix

  1. Mitigation from the vendor CISA ICSA-20-170-05 · 1 productRockwell Automation has released new versions of the affected products to mitigate the reported vulnerabilities. Affected users who are not able to apply the latest update are encouraged to seek additional mitigations or workarounds from the vendor's published guidelines in their security advisory.
  2. Mitigation from the vendor CISA ICSA-20-170-05 · 1 productFor CVE-2020-12029 Rockwell Automation recommends applying patch 1126289. Before installing this patch, the patch rollup dated 06 Apr 2020 or later MUST be applied. 1066644 - Patch Roll-up for CPR9 SRx.

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub
Metasploit modules
1 moduleexploit/windows/scada/rockwell_factorytalk_rcerank: excellentModule metadata: Metasploit Framework, © Rapid7, Inc., BSD-3-Clause.
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2020-07-20
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-v98p-v8hm-3f7c

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-12029?

All versions of FactoryTalk View SE do not properly validate input of filenames within a project directory. A remote, unauthenticated attacker may be able to execute a crafted file on a remote endpoint that may result in remote code execution (RCE). Rockwell Automation recommends applying patch 1126289. Before installing this patch, the patch rollup dated 06 Apr 2020 or later MUST be applied. 1066644 – Patch Roll-up for CPR9 SRx.

Is CVE-2020-12029 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2020-12029 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 47.0% on 2026-11-03, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2020-12029?

CVE-2020-12029 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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