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CVE-2022-38744: FactoryTalk Alarm and Events Server Vulnerable to Denial-Of-Service Attack

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2022-10-27 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-287

Description

An unauthenticated attacker with network access to a victim's Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Alarm and Events service could open a connection, causing the service to fault and become unavailable. The affected port could be used as a server ping port and uses messages structured with XML.

Affected products

• Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Alarm and Events Server: all versions

References

• https://rockwellautomation.custhelp.com/app/answers/answer_view/a_id/1136876
• https://rockwellautomation.custhelp.com/app/answers/answer_view/a_id/1136876

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