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Rockwell Automation Studio 5000 Logix Designer Versions 21 and later and RSLogix 5000: Versions 16 through 20 are vulnerable because an unauthenticated attacker could bypass this verification mechanism and authenticate with Rockwell Automation CompactLogix 1768, 1769, 5370, 5380, 5480: ControlLogix 5550, 5560, 5570, 5580; DriveLogix 5560, 5730, 1794-L34; Compact GuardLogix 5370, 5380; GuardLogix 5570, 5580; SoftLogix 5800." } ], "problemTypes": [ { "descriptions": [ { "cweId": "CWE-522", "description": "Insufficiently Protected Credentials CWE-522", "lang": "en", "type": "CWE" } ] } ], "providerMetadata": { "dateUpdated": "2021-03-03T17:59:43.000Z", "orgId": "7d14cffa-0d7d-4270-9dc0-52cabd5a23a6", "shortName": "icscert" }, "references": [ { "tags": [ "x_refsource_MISC" ], "url": "https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-21-056-03" } ], "x_legacyV4Record": { "CVE_data_meta": { "ASSIGNER": "ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov", "ID": "CVE-2021-22681", "STATE": "PUBLIC" }, "affects": { "vendor": { "vendor_data": [ { "product": { "product_data": [ { "product_name": "Rockwell Automation Studio 5000 Logix Designer, RSLogix 5000, Logix Controllers", "version": { "version_data": [ { "version_value": "RSLogix 5000 Versions 16 through 20" }, { "version_value": "Studio 5000 Logix Designer: Versions 21 and later" }, { "version_value": "CompactLogix 1768, 1769, 5370, 5380, 5480" }, { "version_value": "ControlLogix 5550, 5560, 5570, 5580" }, { "version_value": "DriveLogix 5560, 5730, 1794-L34" }, { "version_value": "Compact GuardLogix 5370, 5380" }, { "version_value": "GuardLogix 5570, 5580" }, { "version_value": "SoftLogix 5800" } ] } } ] }, "vendor_name": "n/a" } ] } }, "data_format": "MITRE", "data_type": "CVE", "data_version": "4.0", "description": { "description_data": [ { "lang": "eng", "value": "Rockwell Automation Studio 5000 Logix Designer Versions 21 and later, and RSLogix 5000 Versions 16 through 20 use a key to verify Logix controllers are communicating with Rockwell Automation CompactLogix 1768, 1769, 5370, 5380, 5480: ControlLogix 5550, 5560, 5570, 5580; DriveLogix 5560, 5730, 1794-L34; Compact GuardLogix 5370, 5380; GuardLogix 5570, 5580; SoftLogix 5800. Rockwell Automation Studio 5000 Logix Designer Versions 21 and later and RSLogix 5000: Versions 16 through 20 are vulnerable because an unauthenticated attacker could bypass this verification mechanism and authenticate with Rockwell Automation CompactLogix 1768, 1769, 5370, 5380, 5480: ControlLogix 5550, 5560, 5570, 5580; DriveLogix 5560, 5730, 1794-L34; Compact GuardLogix 5370, 5380; GuardLogix 5570, 5580; SoftLogix 5800." } ] }, "problemtype": { "problemtype_data": [ { "description": [ { "lang": "eng", "value": "Insufficiently Protected Credentials CWE-522" } ] } ] }, "references": { "reference_data": [ { "name": "https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-21-056-03", "refsource": "MISC", "url": "https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-21-056-03" } ] } } }, "adp": [ { "providerMetadata": { "orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "shortName": "CVE", "dateUpdated": "2024-08-03T18:51:06.940Z" }, "title": "CVE Program Container", "references": [ { "tags": [ "x_refsource_MISC", "x_transferred" ], "url": "https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-21-056-03" } ] }, { "references": [ { "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-22681", "tags": [ "government-resource" ] } ], "metrics": [ { "cvssV3_1": { "scope": "UNCHANGED", "version": "3.1", "baseScore": 9.8, "attackVector": "NETWORK", "baseSeverity": "CRITICAL", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H", "integrityImpact": "HIGH", "userInteraction": "NONE", "attackComplexity": "LOW", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "privilegesRequired": "NONE", "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH" } }, { "other": { "type": "ssvc", "content": { "timestamp": "2026-03-05T00:00:00+00:00", "options": [ { "Exploitation": "active" }, { "Automatable": "yes" }, { "Technical Impact": "total" } ], "role": "CISA Coordinator", "version": "2.0.3", "id": "CVE-2021-22681" } } }, { "other": { "type": "kev", "content": { "dateAdded": "2026-03-05", "reference": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-22681" } } } ], "title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment", "providerMetadata": { "orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "shortName": "CISA-ADP", "dateUpdated": "2026-03-06T05:01:20.925Z" }, "timeline": [ { "time": "2026-03-05T00:00:00.000Z", "lang": "en", "value": "CVE-2021-22681 added to CISA KEV" } ] } ] }, "cveMetadata": { "assignerOrgId": "7d14cffa-0d7d-4270-9dc0-52cabd5a23a6", "assignerShortName": "icscert", "cveId": "CVE-2021-22681", "datePublished": "2021-03-03T17:59:43.000Z", "dateReserved": "2021-01-05T00:00:00.000Z", "dateUpdated": "2026-03-06T05:01:20.925Z", "state": "PUBLISHED" }, "dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.2" }