CVEvulnerability

CVE-2017-6015

7.8 HIGH Published 2018-05-11 Modified 2026-06-17 Official page ↗
Status
Modified
Published
2018-05-11
Last modified
2026-06-17
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 3.0 ([email protected])
7.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
7.2 HIGH — AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weaknesses
CWE-428, CWE-74

Description

Without quotation marks, any whitespace in the file path for Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Activation version 4.00.02 remains ambiguous, which may allow an attacker to link to or run a malicious executable. This may allow an authorized, but not privileged local user to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges on the system. CVSS v3 base score: 8.8, CVSS vector string: (AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H). Rockwell Automation has released a new version of FactoryTalk Activation, Version 4.01, which addresses the identified vulnerability. Rockwell Automation recommends upgrading to the latest version of FactoryTalk Activation, Version 4.01 or later.

Affected configurations

• rockwellautomation factorytalk activation (<= 4.00.02)

Related

Weakness · CWE (2)

  • CWE-428 Unquoted Search Path or Element weakness
  • CWE-74 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component weakness

References