CVE-2021-27476
Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk AssetCentre OS Command Injection
A vulnerability exists in the SaveConfigFile function of the RACompare Service, which may allow for OS command injection. This vulnerability may allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands in Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk AssetCentre v10.00 and earlier.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk AssetCentre OS Command Injection
A vulnerability exists in the SaveConfigFile function of the RACompare Service, which may allow for OS command injection. This vulnerability may allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands in Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk AssetCentre v10.00 and earlier.
- Record
CVE-2021-27476- CVSS 3.1
- 10.0 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-14230
A vulnerability exists in the SaveConfigFile function of the RACompare Service, which may allow for OS command injection. This vulnerability may allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands in Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk AssetCentre v10.00 and earlier.
- Record
EUVD-2021-14230- CVSS 3.1
- 10.0 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jqv7-vfjc-8xpm
A vulnerability exists in the SaveConfigFile function of the RACompare Service, which may allow...
A vulnerability exists in the SaveConfigFile function of the RACompare Service, which may allow for OS command injection. This vulnerability may allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands in Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk AssetCentre v10.00 and earlier.
- Record
GHSA-jqv7-vfjc-8xpm- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
A vulnerability exists in the SaveConfigFile function of the RACompare Service, which may allow for OS command injection. This vulnerability may allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands in Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk AssetCentre v10.00 and earlier.
- Record
CVE-2021-27476- CVSS 3.1
- 10.0 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-27476 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Rockwell Automation Factorytalk Assetcentre, published March 23, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.11%, the 90th percentile. No source names a fixed version.