Vulnerability in Rockwellautomation Factorytalk Linx

CVE-2020-5801

An attacker can craft and send an OpenNamespace message to port 4241 with valid session-id that triggers an unhandled exception in CFTLDManager::HandleRequest function in RnaDaSvr.dll, resulting in process termination. Observed in FactoryTalk Linx 6.11. All versions of FactoryTalk Linx are affected.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.252 (97.9th percentile), scored .

Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 97.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2020-5801: held from 0.252 to 0.252.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.252 · newest: 0.252 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-5801?
CVE-2020-5801 is a high-severity vulnerability in Rockwellautomation Factorytalk Linx, classified under Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-12-29.
How severe is CVE-2020-5801?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.