CVE-2024-6326

Secret disclosure via permissive interim backup folder

Published Jul 16, 2024 · Updated Aug 1, 2024

Sensitive information exposure in Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk System Services 6.40 allows local users to read security secrets. The backup and restore workflow copies private keys, passwords, pre-shared keys, and database folders into an interim folder without explicit access permissions. A low-privileged user must access the Windows host and trigger the workflow; recovered keys can impersonate resources on the secured network.

CVSS severity5.9
Medium
EPSS probability0.18%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Sensitive information exposure in Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk System Services 6.40 allows local users to read security secrets. The backup and restore workflow copies private keys, passwords, pre-shared keys, and database folders into an interim folder without explicit access permissions. A low-privileged user must access the Windows host and trigger the workflow; recovered keys can impersonate resources on the secured network.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-6326
Published
Jul 16, 2024
Updated
Aug 1, 2024
Vendor
Rockwell Automation
Product
FactoryTalk System Services
Classifications
CWE-269, CWE-276, T1552.004
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jul 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=v6.40

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Rockwell Automation · FactoryTalk System Servicesversion=v6.40
Rockwell Automation · FactoryTalk Policy Managerversion=v6.40

Published CVSS scores

1.8Rockwell AutomationCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N
5.5NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
5.9Rockwell AutomationCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

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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
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-269Improper Privilege Management
CWE-276Incorrect Default Permissions
T1552.004Unsecured Credentials: Private Keys

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