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CVE-2023-1834: Rockwell Automation Kinetix 5500 Vulnerable to Open Port Exploitation

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.1 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: 2023-05-11 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-284

Description

Rockwell Automation was made aware that Kinetix 5500 drives, manufactured between May 2022 and January 2023, and are running v7.13 may have the telnet and FTP ports open by default.  This could potentially allow attackers unauthorized access to the device through the open ports.

Affected products

• Rockwell Automation Kinetix 5500 EtherNet/IP Servo Drive: 7.13

References

• https://rockwellautomation.custhelp.com/app/answers/answer_view/a_id/1139441
• https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-23-131-09
• https://rockwellautomation.custhelp.com/app/answers/answer_view/a_id/1139441

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