Vulnerability · Published Feb 24, 2022 · Assigned by icscert

CVE-2020-14481

High 7.8

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in FactoryTalk View SE from Rockwell Automation. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 6% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 94.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

The DeskLock tool provided with FactoryTalk View SE uses a weak encryption algorithm that may allow a local, authenticated attacker to decipher user credentials, including the Windows user or Windows DeskLock passwords. If the compromised user has an administrative account, an attacker could gain full access to the user’s operating system and certain components of FactoryTalk View SE.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk View SE unspecified – through 9.010.0

Weakness: CWE-261 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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