{"id":"CVE-2023-2638","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2023-2638","generatedAt":"2026-10-23T16:53:31.179Z","title":"Improper authorization in FTSSBackupRestore.exe may lead to the loading of malicious configuration archives.","description":"\nRockwell Automation's FactoryTalk System Services does not verify that a backup configuration archive is password protected.\n\n \n\nImproper authorization in FTSSBackupRestore.exe may lead to the loading of malicious configuration archives.  This vulnerability may allow a local, authenticated non-admin user to craft a malicious backup archive, without password protection, that will be loaded by FactoryTalk System Services as a valid backup when a restore procedure takes places. User interaction is required for this vulnerability to be successfully exploited.\n\n\n","published":"2023-06-13T21:15:10.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T05:53:04.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"PSIRT@rockwellautomation.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":5,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N"},"cwe":["CWE-287"],"affected":["rockwellautomation/factorytalk policy manager","rockwellautomation/factorytalk system services"],"epss":{"score":0.00197,"percentile":0.08912,"date":"2026-10-22","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 (0.20%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://rockwellautomation.custhelp.com/app/answers/answer_view/a_id/1139683","tags":["Permissions Required","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"PSIRT@rockwellautomation.com"},{"url":"https://rockwellautomation.custhelp.com/app/answers/answer_view/a_id/1139683","tags":["Permissions Required","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-2638","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."}