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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

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…

MEDIUM 5.3EPSS 0.78%

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 · 54th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-20
Affected
emerson/proficy machine edition
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.