Buffer Overflow in Emerson GE Automation Proficy Machine Edition v8.0 allows an attacker…
Priority LOW 25CWE-120Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-120 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Buffer Overflow in Emerson GE Automation Proficy Machine Edition v8.0 allows an attacker to cause a denial of service and application crash via crafted traffic from a Man-in-the-Middle (MITM) attack to the component "FrameworX.exe" in the module "MSVCR100.dll".
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00802 56th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all 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-2021-29297
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-22q6-9rvj-cmpf
References
More Emerson Proficy Machine Edition vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-10087 Improper Input Validation in Emerson GE Automation Proficy Machine Edition v8.0 allows an… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
Sources
- CVE-2021-29297 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-29297 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-22q6-9rvj-cmpf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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