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Rewterz Threat Advisory – CVE-2021-22681 – ICS: Rockwell Automation Logix Controllers security bypass

Severity

High

Analysis Summary

CVE-2021-22681

Rockwell Automation Logix Controllers could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by the use of weak key for communication verification. By sending a specially-crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to bypass verification mechanism and authenticate with Logix controllers.

Impact

Security bypass

Affected Vendors

Rockwell Automation

Affected Products

Rockwell Automation ControlLogix 5560 controllers

Remediation

Upgrade to the latest version of Logix Controllers, available from the Rockwell Automation advisory along with the affected products.

Rockwell Automation Web site

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