CVE-2024-21917
criticalpriority · track · 36OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.009 · 58 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
A vulnerability exists in Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk® Service Platform that allows a malicious user to obtain the service token and use it for authentication on another FTSP directory. This is due to the lack of digital signing between the FTSP service token and directory. If exploited, a malicious user could potentially retrieve user information and modify settings without any authentication.
remediations
Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.
No vendor fix yet; a mitigation is available.
- MitigationFactoryTalk Service Platformcisa_csaf_ot
Rockwell Automation recommends the following:
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 8.3–9.8
ssvc
A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.
weaknesses
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affected products (5)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- rockwellautomation factorytalk services platform≤ 6.31.00nvdUScpe:2.3:a:rockwellautomation:factorytalk_services_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
advisories (2)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- WID-SEC-W-2024-0270Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Manipulation von Dateien und Offenlegung von InformationenDeutsch2024-01-31csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein anonymer Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk ausnutzen, um Dateien zu manipulieren oder vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen.
- ICSA-24-030-06Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Service Platform2024-01-30icsa · cisa_csaf_otUS
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to retrieve user information and modify settings without any authentication.
also known as (4)
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sources
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references (5)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2024-21917/cnnvd
- https://www.rockwellautomation.com/en-us/support/advisory.SD1660.htmlcnnvd
- https://www.rockwellautomation.com/en-us/trust-center/security-advisories/advisory.SD1660.htmlenisa_euvd
- https://www.rockwellautomation.com/en-us/support/advisory.SD1660.htmlVendor Advisorynvd
- https://www.rockwellautomation.com/en-us/trust-center/security-advisories/advisory.SD1660.htmlnvd
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