CVE-2021-29298
Improper Input Validation in Emerson GE Automation Proficy Machine Edition v8.0 allows an attacker to cause a denial of service and application crash via crafted traffic from a Man-in-the-Middle (MITM) attack to the component "FrameworX.exe"in the…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.78%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Improper Input Validation in Emerson GE Automation Proficy Machine Edition v8.0 allows an attacker to cause a denial of service and application crash via crafted traffic from a Man-in-the-Middle (MITM) attack to the component "FrameworX.exe"in the module "fxVPStatcTcp.dll".
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.78% probability · 56th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- emerson/proficy machine edition
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 0.8% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://github.com/boofish/GE_Proficy_Machine_Edition_vulBroken Link, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/boofish/GE_Proficy_Machine_Edition_vul/blob/main/vul2/vul2_steps.pdfBroken Link, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/boofish/GE_Proficy_Machine_Edition_vulBroken Link, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/boofish/GE_Proficy_Machine_Edition_vul/blob/main/vul2/vul2_steps.pdfBroken Link, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.