CVE-2023-2638

Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk System Services Vulnerable to a Denial-of-Service Attack

MEDIUM
5
CVSS Score
Published: June 13, 2023 at 08:25 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:53 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorFactorytalk Policy ManagerFactoryTalk System Services

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Severity
MEDIUM5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Rockwell Automation's FactoryTalk System Services does not verify that a backup configuration archive is password protected. Improper authorization in FTSSBackupRestore.exe may lead to the loading of malicious configuration archives.  This vulnerability may allow a local, authenticated non-admin user to craft a malicious backup archive, without password protection, that will be loaded by FactoryTalk System Services as a valid backup when a restore procedure takes places. User interaction is required for this vulnerability to be successfully exploited.

Affected

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

Remediation

No guide yet

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

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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

CVSS

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

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-287

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