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CVE-2021-32986

Automation Direct CLICK PLC CPU Modules Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel

Published
Last modified
published
Not listed in CISA KEV
Fix
Fixed in 3.00
None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
  • Exploitation: none
  • Automatable: yes
  • Technical impact: total

Summary

After Automation Direct CLICK PLC CPU Modules: C0-1x CPUs with firmware prior to v3.00 is unlocked by an authorized user, the unlocked state does not timeout. If the programming software is interrupted, the PLC remains unlocked. All subsequent programming connections are allowed without authorization. The PLC is only relocked by a power cycle, or when the programming software disconnects correctly.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. CISA SSVC assessment

    Exploitation: none · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: total

  3. Record last updated

Affected versions

  • Automation Direct CLICK PLC CPU Modules: C0-1x CPUs

    fixed in 3.00

References 1

cisa.gov