VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2021-29298

CVSS score5.3 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.78%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2021-07-30
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Description

Improper Input Validation in Emerson GE Automation Proficy Machine Edition v8.0 allows an attacker to cause a denial of service and application crash via crafted traffic from a Man-in-the-Middle (MITM) attack to the component "FrameworX.exe"in the module "fxVPStatcTcp.dll".

Weakness classification

  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-20

Primary references