CVE-2021-32960

Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Services Platform Protection Mechanism Failure

HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: April 1, 2022 at 10:17 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:53 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorFactoryTalk Services Platform

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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
SSVC
No known exploit

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v ≤ 6.11.00v < 6.11
Affected range stops below 6.11, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (2)

x_refsource_CONFIRMMitigationThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-21-161-01

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-863CWE-693

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