Published Date: July 16, 2024
Last updated: October 1, 2024
Revision Number: 2.0
October 1, 2024 - Updated CVE Number.
CVSS Score: v3.1 7.5/10, v4.0 8.7/10
The security of our products is important to us as your chosen industrial automation supplier. This anomaly was found internally during routine testing and is being reported based on our commitment to customer transparency and to improve their business or production environments.
AFFECTED PRODUCTS AND SOLUTION
Affected Product |
Affected Software Versions |
Corrected in software version |
SequenceManager™ |
v2.0 or later |
VULNERABILITY DETAILS
Rockwell Automation used version 3.1 and 4.0 of the CVSS scoring system to assess the following vulnerabilities.
CVE-2024-6436 IMPACT
An input validation vulnerability exists in the affected products which could allow a malicious user to send malformed packets to the server and cause a denial-of-service condition. If exploited, the device would become unresponsive, and a manual restart will be required for recovery. Additionally, if exploited, there could be a loss of view for the downstream equipment sequences in the controller. Users would not be able to view the status or command the equipment sequences, however the equipment sequence would continue to execute uninterrupted.
CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.5/10
CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 4.0 Base Score: 8.7/10
CVSS Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CWE: CWE-428: Unquoted Search Path or Element
Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV) database: No
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Mitigations and Workarounds
Users using the affected software who are not able to upgrade to one of the corrected versions are encouraged to apply security best practices, where possible.
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
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