What is CVE-2023-29463?

CVE-2023-29463 is a high-severity vulnerability in Rockwell Automation Pavilion8, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2023-09-12.

How severe is CVE-2023-29463?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Rockwell Automation Pavilion8

CVE-2023-29463

The JMX Console within the Rockwell Automation Pavilion8 is exposed to application users and does not require authentication. If exploited, a malicious user could potentially retrieve other application users’ session data and or log users out of their session.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

Published 2023-09-12 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.015 (72.8th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 73rd percentile — 72.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.015 · change: +0.007

Affected products

Rockwell Automation Pavilion8 — versions <5.20
Rockwellautomation Pavilion8

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

rockwellautomation.custhelp.com/app/answers/answer_view/a_id/1140590 (Permissions Required)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-29463?: CVE-2023-29463 is a high-severity vulnerability in Rockwell Automation Pavilion8, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2023-09-12.
How severe is CVE-2023-29463?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.