CVE-2020-12028

mediumpriority · attend · 61OT risk · highEPSS 0.530 · 99 %ileexploit · weaponizedEURUUS
grimoire priorityP1 · Urgent
Exploitable?
Public exploit
1 exploit · weaponized
Likely / severe?
53.0% (99th) EPSS
CVSS 5.5 · medium
Is it mine?
5 products
Check your exposure
Who says so?
5 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · cisa_csaf_ot

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

In all versions of FactoryTalk View SEA remote, an authenticated attacker may be able to utilize certain handlers to interact with the data on the remote endpoint since those handlers do not enforce appropriate permissions. Rockwell Automation recommends enabling built in security features found within FactoryTalk View SE. Users should follow guidance found in knowledge base articles 109056 and 1126943 to set up IPSec and/or HTTPs.

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remediations

Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.

A vendor fix is available.

  • FixedFactoryTalk View SEcisa_csaf_ot

    For CVE-2020-12028 and CVE-2020-12027 Rockwell Automation recommends enabling built in security features found within FactoryTalk View SE. Users should follow guidance found in knowledge base articles 109056 and 1126943 to set up IPSec and/or HTTPs.

  • MitigationFactoryTalk View SEcisa_csaf_ot

    Rockwell Automation has released new versions of the affected products to mitigate the reported vulnerabilities. Affected users who are not able to apply the latest update are encouraged to seek additional mitigations or workarounds from the vendor's published guidelines in their security advisory.

    https://rockwellautomation.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/1126944
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cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

8.1
010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5.5–8.1

v2.05.5mediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:Nprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 8 · impact 4.9
v3.18.1highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Nprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 2.8 · impact 5.2
v3.07.3highCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Nsecondary · CISA US
v3.17.3highAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:Lsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU
v3.17.3highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Nsecondary · ENISA EU
v3.17.3highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Nsecondary · ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov USexploitability 2.1 · impact 5.2
v3.18.1highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N/E:Hsecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)
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weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-306USprimaryCWE-264USCWE-264USCWE-285USCWE-306US
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exploits (1)

Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.

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affected products (5)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

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advisories (1)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

  • ICSA-20-170-05Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk View SE2020-06-18icsa · cisa_csaf_otUS

    Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities may allow a remote authenticated attacker to manipulate data of affected devices.

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also known as (7)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

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sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvdenisa_euvdfstec_bducisa_csaf_otnvdNVDCVE.orgMITRE
published 2020-07-20modified 2026-06-17
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references (14)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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