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CVE-2021-33012

Rockwell Automation MicroLogix 1100, all versions, allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker...

8.6 High

Rockwell Automation MicroLogix 1100, all versions, allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker sending specially crafted commands to cause the PLC to fault when the controller is switched to RUN mode, which results in a denial-of-service condition. If successfully exploited, this vulnerability will cause the controller to fault whenever the controller is switched to RUN mode.

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
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

2.64%Up 2.1 points since Jul 10, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 8.6

Rockwell Automation MicroLogix 1100, all versions, allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker sending specially crafted commands to cause the PLC to fault when the controller is switched to RUN mode, which results in a denial-of-service condition. If successfully exploited, this vulnerability will cause the controller to fault whenever the controller is switched to RUN mode.

Record
CVE-2021-33012
CVSS 3.1
8.6 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0
5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness
CWE-20
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List 7.5

Rockwell Automation MicroLogix 1100, all versions, allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker sending specially crafted commands to cause the PLC to fault when the controller is switched to RUN mode, which results in a denial-of-service condition. If successfully exploited, this vulnerability will cause the controller to fault whenever the controller is switched to RUN mode.

Record
CVE-2021-33012
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-20
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-19733 7.5

Rockwell Automation MicroLogix 1100, all versions, allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker sending specially crafted commands to cause the PLC to fault when the controller is switched to RUN mode, which results in a denial-of-service condition. If successfully exploited, this vulnerability will cause the controller to fault whenever the controller is switched to RUN mode.

Record
EUVD-2021-19733
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-m5fq-q49w-wc2j 8.6

Rockwell Automation MicroLogix 1100, all versions, allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker...

Rockwell Automation MicroLogix 1100, all versions, allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker sending specially crafted commands to cause the PLC to fault when the controller is switched to RUN mode, which results in a denial-of-service condition. If successfully exploited, this vulnerability will cause the controller to fault whenever the controller is switched to RUN mode.

Record
GHSA-m5fq-q49w-wc2j
CVSS 3.1
8.6 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-20
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
first indexedCVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2021-33012 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.6) in Rockwellautomation Micrologix 1100 Firmware, published July 9, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.64%, the 85th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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