CVE-2024-6326: Rockwell Automation Unsecured Private Keys in FactoryTalk® System Services
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2024-6326 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in rockwell automation factorytalk® policy manager (ftpm). EPSS estimates a 0.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 6.8% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 16-07-2024PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 01-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
An exposure of sensitive information vulnerability exists in the Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk® System Service. A malicious user could exploit this vulnerability by starting a back-up or restore process, which temporarily exposes private keys, passwords, pre-shared keys, and database folders when they are temporarily copied to an interim folder. This vulnerability is due to the lack of explicit permissions set on the backup folder. If private keys are obtained by a malicious user, they could impersonate resources on the secured network.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions- NVDNIST1.8LowCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
EPSS trend
Probability
0.18%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
7%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 0.18% on 22-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.
Not in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root cause- CWE-269Improper Privilege ManagementThe product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.
- CWE-276Incorrect Default PermissionsDuring installation, installed file permissions are set to allow anyone to modify those files.
Affected systems
Rockwell automation2 products
Rockwellautomation2 products
2 vendors · 4 products
References
1 links- www.rockwellautomation.com/en-us/trust-center/security-advisories/advisory.SD1678.htmlMitigationVendor Advisory