{"id":"CVE-2021-29298","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2021-29298","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T22:28:41.617Z","title":"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…","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\".","published":"2021-07-30T19:15:09.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T03:47:30.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":5.3,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-20"],"affected":["emerson/proficy machine edition"],"epss":{"score":0.00775,"percentile":0.55503,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"low","text":"Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.78%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/boofish/GE_Proficy_Machine_Edition_vul","tags":["Broken Link","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://github.com/boofish/GE_Proficy_Machine_Edition_vul/blob/main/vul2/vul2_steps.pdf","tags":["Broken Link","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://github.com/boofish/GE_Proficy_Machine_Edition_vul","tags":["Broken Link","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://github.com/boofish/GE_Proficy_Machine_Edition_vul/blob/main/vul2/vul2_steps.pdf","tags":["Broken Link","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-29298","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}