CVE-2020-12031
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedIn all versions of FactoryTalk View SE, after bypassing memory corruption mechanisms found in the operating system, a local, authenticated attacker may corrupt the associated memory space allowing for arbitrary code execution. Rockwell Automation recommends applying patch 1126290. Before installing this patch, the patch rollup dated 06 Apr 2020 or later MUST be applied. 1066644 – Patch Roll-up for CPR9 SRx.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceIn all versions of FactoryTalk View SE, a local authenticated attacker can exploit memory corruption vulnerabilities to corrupt associated memory space and achieve arbitrary code execution. The attacker must first bypass memory corruption mechanisms present in the operating system.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE dataall versionsCVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify FactoryTalk View SE is installedCheck Windows installed programs for 'FactoryTalk View SE' or check the installation directory (typically C:\Program Files\Rockwell Software\FactoryTalk View\SE)Affected if FactoryTalk View SE is present on the system
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Confirm the SE edition specificallyVerify the installed application is the SE (Site Edition) variant, not the ME (Machine Edition) variant, as this CVE affects only the SE editionAffected if The SE edition of FactoryTalk View is installed
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Check if the application is running with elevated privilegesInspect the process properties of the FactoryTalk View SE runtime process (typically FTViewSE.exe or related services) via Task Manager or Process Explorer to determine if it runs with higher privileges than a standard userAffected if FactoryTalk View SE runs with elevated privileges or as a service account accessible to local authenticated users
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Verify local user authentication is availableConfirm that local Windows user accounts or FactoryTalk user accounts can authenticate to the FactoryTalk View SE applicationAffected if Local authenticated users can access the FactoryTalk View SE application interface
A system is affected if FactoryTalk View SE (Site Edition) is installed and local authenticated users can access it, since all versions contain the memory corruption vulnerability.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply vendor patches in the required sequence: first install patch rollup 1066644 (dated 06 Apr 2020 or later), then apply patch 1126290 to address this vulnerability.
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- Review / QA2.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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