Injection in Rockwell FactoryTalk Activation
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-428.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockwell | FactoryTalk Activation | FactoryTalk Activation Service, Version 4.00.02 and prior versions. | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- FactoryTalk Activation VendorRockwell Affected FactoryTalk Activation Service, Version 4.00.02 and prior versions. Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-6015
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rfr4-xxfq-6j5j
References
Sources
- CVE-2017-6015 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-6015 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rfr4-xxfq-6j5j · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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