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CVE-2021-27460: Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk AssetCentre Deserialization of Untrusted Data

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 3.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2022-03-23 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-502

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.

Affected products

• Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk AssetCentre: through 10.00

References

• https://idp.rockwellautomation.com/adfs/ls/idpinitiatedsignon.aspx?RelayState=RPID%3Drockwellautomation.custhelp.com%26RelayState%3Danswers%2Fanswer_view%2Fa_id%2F1130831
• https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-21-091-01
• https://idp.rockwellautomation.com/adfs/ls/idpinitiatedsignon.aspx?RelayState=RPID%3Drockwellautomation.custhelp.com%26RelayState%3Danswers%2Fanswer_view%2Fa_id%2F1130831
• https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-21-091-01

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