THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2024-6242
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2024-6242

CVE-2024-6242 vulnerability

Severity
HIGH
EPSS
9.2%
EPSS pct
95th
Exploited
No known
A vulnerability exists in Rockwell Automation affected products that allows a threat actor to bypass the Trusted® Slot feature in a ControlLogix® controller. If exploited on any affected module in a 1756 chassis, a threat actor could potentially execute CIP commands that modify user projects and/or device configuration on a Logix controller in the chassis.
Affected vendor
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Affected product
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Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2024-08-01

Risk analysis

Its EPSS score of 9.2% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 95% of all scored CVEs.

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