CVE-2024-3640

SYSTEM code execution via unquoted installer path

Published May 16, 2024 · Updated Aug 1, 2024

Unquoted path handling in Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Remote Access 13.5.0.174 allows local users to execute code as SYSTEM. The FTRA installer processes an executable path containing spaces without quotation marks, allowing a malicious executable to be selected during path resolution. Exploitation requires administrator privileges and interaction with the installer package, and successful exploitation runs the attacker's code as SYSTEM.

CVSS severity7.0
High
EPSS probability0.27%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Unquoted path handling in Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Remote Access 13.5.0.174 allows local users to execute code as SYSTEM. The FTRA installer processes an executable path containing spaces without quotation marks, allowing a malicious executable to be selected during path resolution. Exploitation requires administrator privileges and interaction with the installer package, and successful exploitation runs the attacker's code as SYSTEM.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-3640
Published
May 16, 2024
Updated
Aug 1, 2024
Vendor
Rockwell Automation
Product
FactoryTalk Remote Access
Classifications
CWE-428, T1574.009
Attack vector
local
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 16, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 1, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=v13.5.0.174

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Rockwell Automation · FactoryTalk Remote Accessversion=v13.5.0.174

Published CVSS scores

7.0Rockwell AutomationCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
6.5Rockwell AutomationCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-428Unquoted Search Path or Element
T1574.009Path Interception by Unquoted Path

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