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TI-2024-10146 Aliases CVE-2024-10945GHSA-qjr4-pwpg-c5m3

FactoryTalk® Updater Local Privilege Escalation

Priority LOW 32CWE-754Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
Passive
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

A Local Privilege Escalation vulnerability exists in the affected product. The vulnerability requires a local, low privileged threat actor to replace certain files during update and exists due to a failure to perform proper security checks before installation.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00177 7th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed FactoryTalk Updater (Rockwell Automation): 4.20.00

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
RockwellFactoryTalk Updaterbefore 4.20.004.20.00Patch availableCNA
  • FactoryTalk Updater VendorRockwell Affected before 4.20.00 Fixed in 4.20.00 Patch available CNA

CPE names CISA-ADP · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:rockwellautomation:factorytalk_updater:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——Rockwell
  • cpe:2.3:a:rockwellautomation:factorytalk_updater:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·Rockwell

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA FactoryTalk Updater (Rockwell Automation) Fixed in 4.20.00

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-10945
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qjr4-pwpg-c5m3

References

Other 1

  • TI-2023-06904 Cisco is providing an update for the ongoing investigation into observed exploitation of… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2021-05574 Insufficiently protected credentials in Rockwell Automation Studio 5000 Logix Designer… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-02735 Rockwell Automation ThinManager Thinserver Software Vulnerable to Input Validation Vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-02733 Rockwell Automation ThinManager Thinserver Software Vulnerable to Input Validation Vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2010-02837 The WDB target agent debug service in Wind River VxWorks 6.x, 5.x, and earlier, as used… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-12455 Rockwell Automation ThinManager ThinServer Path Traversal Download CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
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Sources

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