CVE-2026-12661
FactoryTalk® Historian Machine Edition - Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability
A denial-of-service security issue exists within FactoryTalk® Historian Machine Edition. A network adjacent attacker who is authenticated could send crafted requests to the web interface, resulting in buffer overflow conditions that may cause the device to crash and become unresponsive.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
FactoryTalk® Historian Machine Edition - Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability
A denial-of-service security issue exists within FactoryTalk® Historian Machine Edition. A network adjacent attacker who is authenticated could send crafted requests to the web interface, resulting in buffer overflow conditions that may cause the device to crash and become unresponsive.
- Record
CVE-2026-12661- CVSS 4.0
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-121
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-69145
A denial-of-service security issue exists within FactoryTalk® Historian Machine Edition. A network adjacent attacker who is authenticated could send crafted requests to the web interface, resulting in buffer overflow conditions that may cause the device to crash and become unresponsive.
- Record
EUVD-2026-69145- CVSS 4.0
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-h4cr-jvp7-9897
A denial-of-service security issue exists within FactoryTalk® Historian Machine Edition. A...
A denial-of-service security issue exists within FactoryTalk® Historian Machine Edition. A network adjacent attacker who is authenticated could send crafted requests to the web interface, resulting in buffer overflow conditions that may cause the device to crash and become unresponsive.
- Record
GHSA-h4cr-jvp7-9897- CVSS 4.0
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - Weakness
- CWE-121
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
A denial-of-service security issue exists within FactoryTalk® Historian Machine Edition. A network adjacent attacker who is authenticated could send crafted requests to the web interface, resulting in buffer overflow conditions that may cause the device to crash and become unresponsive.
- Record
CVE-2026-12661- CVSS 4.0
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - Weakness
- CWE-121
- 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-2026-12661 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.8) in Rockwell Automation Factorytalk® Historian Machine Edition, published September 1, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.23%, the 13th percentile. No source names a fixed version.