CVE-2021-32960
Published: 01 April 2022
Summary
CVE-2021-32960 is a high-severity Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863) vulnerability in Rockwellautomation Factorytalk Services Platform. Its CVSS base score is 8.5 (High).
Operationally, ranked at the 8.0th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2021-19681
Vulnerability details
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…
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allow an attacker to have the same privileges as if they were logged on to the client machine.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
The small, testable reference monitor reduces the likelihood of incorrect authorization implementations.
Direct evaluation of whether controls produce desired security outcomes detects protection mechanism failures and enables remediation.
Certification evaluates whether authorization decisions are correctly implemented and enforced.
Periodic review and update of procedures reduces incorrect authorization implementations over time.
Supervision identifies cases where authorization logic incorrectly permits unauthorized actions.
Defining permitted attribute values and auditing modifications reduces the chance of incorrect authorization outcomes due to tampered or missing labels.
The authorization process and usage restrictions help prevent incorrect authorization for remote access types.
Establishing configuration and connection requirements helps ensure correct rather than incorrect authorization for wireless access.