Security readout for executives and security teams
This vulnerability affects Rockwell Automation industrial control products with vulnerable web server password authentication. An attacker who can intercept and replay authentication traffic could gain unauthorized access to the device web server and change configuration or diagnostics information. The business risk is high because affected systems may support production or safety-adjacent operations. Exposure is most likely in OT environments running listed Rockwell modules or controllers with their web server reachable from untrusted, shared, or poorly segmented networks. Treat this as urgent for any exposed or production-critical Rockwell environment. Prioritize asset discovery, network restriction, and vendor guidance review before routine maintenance windows. Mitigation focus: Identify affected Rockwell products and firmware generations in asset inventory.; Review Rockwell and CISA advisories for product-specific updates or mitigations.; Restrict web server access to trusted engineering workstations and management networks..
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Open ATT&CK lookupCredential and access behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Critical
- CVSS
- 9.3 (2.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
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SSVC decision data
CVSS vector scores
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AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C8.610icscertCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N2.22.5CISA-ADPVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
4.8MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Base CVSS 2.0 score
9.3CriticalVector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Vulnerability timeline
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- CVE reservedCVE Program
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- CVE publishedCVE Program
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- CVE updatedCVE Program
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ADP provider summaries
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-13-011-03CVE reference, icscert
- https://rockwellautomation.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/470154CVE reference, icscert
- https://rockwellautomation.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/aid/470155CVE reference, icscert
- https://rockwellautomation.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/aid/470156CVE reference, icscert
Products and packages named in the record
CWE details
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Improper Authentication
Improper Authentication represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.