CVE-2020-27253
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 · uneditedA flaw exists in the Ingress/Egress checks routine of FactoryTalk Linx Version 6.11 and prior. This vulnerability could allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to specifically craft a malicious packet resulting in a denial-of-service condition on the device.
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 confidenceA vulnerability in the Ingress/Egress packet validation routines of FactoryTalk Linx v6.11 and prior allows remote, unauthenticated attackers to send specifically crafted malicious packets that cause a denial-of-service condition on the affected device.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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 data<= 6.11CVSS 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
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/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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Identify if FactoryTalk Linx is installedCheck system programs or Rockwell software listings for FactoryTalk Linx installationAffected if FactoryTalk Linx software is present on the system
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Check installed FactoryTalk Linx versionLocate the version information through the software's About dialog, installation directory, or system registryAffected if The installed version is 6.11 or any prior version (6.0, 5.x, etc.)
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Verify if FactoryTalk Linx services are runningCheck if the FactoryTalk Linx runtime or communication services are activeAffected if The software is actively running and processing network communications
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Assess network exposureDetermine if the affected system is accessible from network segments outside the trusted industrial control networkAffected if The system running FactoryTalk Linx is network-accessible to untrusted or unauthenticated remote attackers
A user is affected if FactoryTalk Linx version 6.11 or prior is installed and running in a network-accessible configuration, allowing remote attackers to send malicious packets to trigger the DoS condition in the Ingress/Egress packet validation routines.
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 available vendor patches for FactoryTalk Linx, implement network segmentation to restrict unauthorized access to industrial control network assets, and deploy intrusion detection/prevention systems to identify and block malicious packet patterns.
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- Implementation12.0 h
- Testing10.0 h
- Review / QA4.0 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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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2020-27253 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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