FactoryTalk Alarm and Events Server Vulnerable to Denial-Of-Service Attack
Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-287Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-287.
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.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0129 70th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-38744
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3cc5-pgvq-wh26
References
More Rockwell Factorytalk Alarms And Events vulnerabilities
- TI-2017-10204 Improper input validation in Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Alarms and Events CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2022-38744 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-38744 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3cc5-pgvq-wh26 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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