CVE-2022-38744 (GCVE-0-2022-38744)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-10-27 13:25 – Updated: 2025-05-05 15:38
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
FactoryTalk Alarm and Events Server Vulnerable to Denial-Of-Service Attack
Summary
An unauthenticated attacker with network access to a victim's Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Alarm and
Events service could open a connection, causing the service to fault and become unavailable. The affected port
could be used as a server ping port and uses messages structured with XML.
Severity
7.5 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-05-05 15:38 UTC
CWE
- CWE-287 - Improper Authentication
Assigner
References
1 reference
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockwell Automation | FactoryTalk Alarm and Events Server |
Affected:
All
|
guessed |
Date Public
2022-10-27 14:00
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