CVE-2020-12033

mediumpriority · track · 35EPSS 0.011 · 65 %ileEURUUS
grimoire priorityP3 · Track
Exploitable?
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no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
1.10% (65th) EPSS
CVSS 5.8 · 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 Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Services Platform, all versions, the redundancy host service (RdcyHost.exe) does not validate supplied identifiers, which could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to execute remote COM objects with elevated privileges.

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remediations

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

No vendor fix yet; a mitigation is available.

  • MitigationFactoryTalk Services Platformcisa_csaf_ot

    Affected users are encouraged to use Rockwell Automation Knowledgebase article 25612 to determine if FactoryTalk Services Platform is installed. Those using the affected product are directed to implement a secure communication strategy as outlined in Rockwell Automation Knowledgebase article 109056.

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cvss

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

8.8
010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5.8–8.8

v2.05.8mediumAV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:Pprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 6.5 · impact 6.4
v3.18.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 2.8 · impact 5.9
v3.07.5highCVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · CISA US
v3.18.8highAV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU
v3.18.1highCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)
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weaknesses

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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-20-170-04Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Services Platform2020-06-18icsa · cisa_csaf_otUS

    Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an unauthenticated attacker to execute remote COM objects with elevated privileges.

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also known as (5)

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sources

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references (7)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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