Deserialization of Untrusted Data in FactoryTalk AssetCentre - CVE-2021-27462
Published: April 6, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU51920
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-27462
CWE-ID: CWE-502
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to insecure input validation when processing serialized data in the AosService.rem service. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Affected software
FactoryTalk AssetCentre
How to mitigate CVE-2021-27462
Install updates from vendor's website.
FactoryTalk AssetCentre - update to 11.00