CVE-2021-27460: rockwell automation factorytalk® assetcentre Deserialization of Untrusted Data
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2021-27460 is a critical (CVSS 10.0) Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in rockwell automation factorytalk® assetcentre. EPSS estimates a 3.19% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 23-03-2022PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 16-04-2025Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk AssetCentre v10.00 and earlier components contain .NET remoting endpoints that deserialize untrusted data without sufficiently verifying that the resulting data will be valid. This vulnerability may allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to gain full access to the FactoryTalk AssetCentre main server and all agent machines.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions- NVDNIST9.8CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HDiffers
EPSS trend
Probability
3.19%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
88%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 3.19% on 21-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Rockwell automation1 product
- factorytalk® assetcentre≥ unspecified, ≤ v10.00
Rockwellautomation1 product
- factorytalk_assetcentre≤ 10.00
2 vendors · 2 products
References
2 links- www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-21-091-01X Refsource CONFIRMThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource