Factorytalk ViewApplication · Rockwellautomation

CVE-2024-45824

CRITICAL · 9.8 CVSS v3.1 Developing Published 2024-09-12
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to after 14.0 or later.
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100/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

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 · unedited
CVE-2024-45824 IMPACT A remote code vulnerability exists in the affected products. The vulnerability occurs when chained with Path Traversal, Command Injection, and XSS Vulnerabilities and allows for full unauthenticated remote code execution. The link in the mitigations section below contains patches to fix this issue.

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 · low confidence
Developing — this CVE was published recently and its authoritative NVD entry is still being established, so we're holding a technical summary until the source data settles rather than publish something unreliable. Re-checking after 2026-08-11.

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
Factorytalk ViewApplication
Affected:>= 12.0, <= 14.0

CVSS 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
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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.

dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to a release after 14.0
Recommended fix Moderate confidence
  1. Refer to the official Rockwell Automation security advisory for CVE-2024-45824 at www.rockwellautomation.com to obtain the specific patch for your Factorytalk View version
  2. Identify your exact Factorytalk View version (between 12.0 and 14.0) from the Add/Remove Programs or Programs and Features control panel
  3. Download the corresponding patch from Rockwell Automation's official patch download portal or through their Technical Support channel
  4. Apply the patch in accordance with the vendor's installation instructions, typically requiring administrative privileges
  5. Restart any Factorytalk View services or the host machine as directed by the patch documentation
  6. Verify the patch was successfully applied by checking the product version or consulting the patch readme

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

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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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