CVE-2021-27472
No exploitation reported by the sources we read.
- Published2022-03-23
- WeaknessCWE-89
Am I affected?
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Description
A vulnerability exists in the RunSearch function of SearchService service in Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk AssetCentre v10.00 and earlier, which may allow for the execution of remote unauthenticated arbitrary SQL statements.
Timeline
dates in UTC- 2022-03-2320:15CVE publishedNVD
Observed activity
isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 18:48 UTCBlock these indicators
- Firewall list (EDL, text): https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2021-27472?format=txt
- CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2021-27472?format=csv
- TAXII collection of exploited CVEs
- The EDL and CSV take an API key on the Pro plan.
Versions per branch
NVD| Branch | Affected | Fixed in | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.0 | ≤ 10.00 | no fix published | NVD |
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
Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk AssetCentre
FactoryTalk AssetCentre: v10.00 and earlier
Fix
- Vendor fix CISA ICSA-21-091-01 · 1 productRockwell Automation encourages users of the affected versions of FactoryTalk AssetCentre to update to AssetCentre v11 (or above) to addresses these vulnerabilities. For more information about these vulnerabilities and mitigations please see Rockwell Automation's publication KnowledgeBase ID: PN1559
- Vendor fix CISA ICSA-21-091-01 · 1 productAs an additional mitigation, Rockwell Automation encourages users who are unable to upgrade or are concerned about unauthorized client connections to use built in security features found within FactoryTalk AssetCentre. Users should follow guidance found in QA46277. IPsec would minimize exposure to …
- Mitigation from the vendor CISA ICSA-21-091-01 · 1 productRun all software as User, not as an Administrator, to minimize the impact of malicious code on the infected system.
- Mitigation from the vendor CISA ICSA-21-091-01 · 1 productUse of Microsoft AppLocker or other similar allow list applications can help mitigate risk. Information on using AppLocker with Rockwell Automation products is available at Knowledge Base Article QA17329
- Mitigation from the vendor CISA ICSA-21-091-01 · 1 productEnsure the least-privilege user principle is followed, and user/service account access to shared resources (such as a database) is only granted with a minimum number of rights as needed.
- Mitigation from the vendor CISA ICSA-21-091-01 · 1 productUse trusted software, software patches, antivirus/antimalware programs and interact only with trusted web sites and attachments.
Advisories and patches
- idp.rockwellautomation.comVendor Advisory
- www.cisa.govMitigation
Detection
- Nuclei template
- none so far ProjectDiscovery
- Exploit-DB
- no entry Exploit-DB
- Proof-of-concept repositories
- none listed PoC-in-GitHub
Sources
Technical details
- CVSS v3 Vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Published
- 2022-03-23
- Last Modified
- 2026-06-17
- NVD status
- Modified
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