CVE-2021-32960
No exploitation reported by the sources we read.
- Published2022-04-01
- WeaknessCWE-693 · CWE-863
Am I affected?
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Description
Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Services Platform v6.11 and earlier, if FactoryTalk Security is enabled and deployed contains a vulnerability that may allow a remote, authenticated attacker to bypass FactoryTalk Security policies based on the computer name. If successfully exploited, this may allow an attacker to have the same privileges as if they were logged on to the client machine.
Timeline
dates in UTC- 2022-04-0123:15CVE 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-2021-32960?format=txt
- CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2021-32960?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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6.11 | ≤ 6.11.00 | 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 Services Platform
FactoryTalk Services Platform: v6.11 and earlier if FactoryTalk Security is enabled and deployed
Fix
- Vendor fix CISA ICSA-21-161-01 · 1 productRockwell Automation encourages those using the affected software to update to FactoryTalk Services Platform v6.20 or later to address the associated risk.
- Mitigation from the vendor CISA ICSA-21-161-01 · 1 productWhen possible, do not utilize remote desktop connections.
- Mitigation from the vendor CISA ICSA-21-161-01 · 1 productUse Microsoft Event Logger or similar event logging application to monitor atypical remote desktop connections and disconnections. Information on Setting up Windows Event Logs is available at Knowledgebase Article QA5965
- Mitigation from the vendor CISA ICSA-21-161-01 · 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-21-161-01 · 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-21-161-01 · 1 productWhen remote access is required, use secure methods, such as virtual private networks (VPNs), recognizing that VPNs may have vulnerabilities and should be updated to the most current version available. Also recognize VPN is only as secure as the connected devices.
Advisories and patches
- rockwellautomation.custhelp.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:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Published
- 2022-04-01
- Last Modified
- 2026-06-17
- NVD status
- Modified
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