Rockwellautomation vulnerabilities9 known to be exploited.

Vendor9 known exploited
The short answer

Rockwellautomation has 312 published vulnerabilities across 487 products in our catalogue. 9 of them are on the list of flaws known to be exploited, so criminals are using them now. The most affected product is Arena, with 28. If you run Rockwellautomation software, patch the exploited flaws first.

See the exploited flaws

The most recent Rockwellautomation flaw added to the known-exploited list is CVE-2021-22681, on 5 March 2026. We keep watching the known-exploited list.

Products

Which Rockwellautomation products have the most vulnerabilities?

Arena leads with 28 published vulnerabilities. Open a product to see its versions and which of its flaws criminals are already using.

Known exploited

Which Rockwellautomation vulnerabilities are being exploited?

9 flaws are on the government list of vulnerabilities known to be exploited. These are the ones criminals are using now, so they go first, whatever their severity score says.

  1. 9.8
    CVE-2021-22681CriticalKnown exploited
    Rockwell Multiple Products Insufficient Protected Credentials Vulnerability

    Multiple Rockwell products contain an insufficient protected credentials vulnerability.

    Chance of use64%Known exploited since5 Mar 2026
  2. 10.0
    CVE-2023-20198CriticalKnown exploited
    Cisco IOS XE Web UI Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

    Cisco IOS XE Web UI contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in the web user interface that could allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to create an account with privilege level 15 access.

    Chance of use>99%Known exploited since16 Oct 2023
  3. 8.8
    CVE-2018-0167HighKnown exploited
    Cisco IOS, XR, and XE Software Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

    There is a buffer overflow vulnerability in the Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) subsystem of Cisco IOS Software, Cisco IOS XE Software, and Cisco IOS XR Software which could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent...

    Chance of use3.4%Known exploited since3 Mar 2022
  4. 8.6
    CVE-2018-0155HighKnown exploited
    Cisco Catalyst Bidirectional Forwarding Detection Denial-of-Service Vulnerability

    A vulnerability in the Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD) offload implementation of Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series Switches and Cisco Catalyst 4500-X Series Switches could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker...

    Chance of use7.7%Known exploited since3 Mar 2022
  5. 8.6
    CVE-2018-0174HighKnown exploited
    Cisco IOS Software and Cisco IOS XE Software Improper Input Validation Vulnerability

    A vulnerability in the DHCP option 82 encapsulation functionality of Cisco IOS Software and Cisco IOS XE Software could allow for denial-of-service (DoS).

    Chance of use7.6%Known exploited since3 Mar 2022
  6. 8.6
    CVE-2018-0173HighKnown exploited
    Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software Improper Input Validation Vulnerability

    A vulnerability in the Cisco IOS Software and Cisco IOS XE Software function that restores encapsulated option 82 information in DHCP Version 4 (DHCPv4) packets can allow for denial-of-service (DoS).

    Chance of use7.6%Known exploited since3 Mar 2022
  7. 8.6
    CVE-2018-0158HighKnown exploited
    Cisco IOS and XE Software Internet Key Exchange Memory Leak Vulnerability

    A vulnerability in the implementation of Internet Key Exchange Version 1 (IKEv1) functionality in Cisco IOS Software and Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause an affected...

    Chance of use7.2%Known exploited since3 Mar 2022
  8. 8.6
    CVE-2018-0172HighKnown exploited
    Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software Improper Input Validation Vulnerability

    A vulnerability in the DHCP option 82 encapsulation functionality of Cisco IOS Software and Cisco IOS XE Software could allow for denial-of-service (DoS).

    Chance of use7.8%Known exploited since3 Mar 2022
Exploit likelihood

Which Rockwellautomation flaws are most likely to be used?

Ranked by the latest exploit-likelihood forecast: the chance each flaw is used in an attack in the next 30 days. A high severity score on its own doesn't tell you that. Flaws shared by many other makers' products are left out.

50% or more10% to 49%Under 10%
  1. 82%

    The Rockwell Automation Thinmanager Thinserver is impacted by an improper input validation vulnerability, Due to improper input validation, a path traversal vulnerability exists when the ThinManager software...

    CVSS9.1Published17 Aug 2023
  2. 77%

    In affected versions, path traversal exists when processing a message of type 8 in Rockwell Automation's ThinManager ThinServer.

    CVSS7.5Published22 Mar 2023
  3. 72%

    The Rockwell Automation Thinmanager Thinserver is impacted by an improper input validation vulnerability.

    CVSS9.8Published17 Aug 2023
  4. 66%

    A vulnerability was found in Rockwell Automation RSLinx Classic versions 4.10.00 and prior.

    CVSS9.8Published4 Apr 2019
  5. 64%
    CVE-2021-22681CriticalKnown exploited

    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,...

    CVSS9.8Published3 Mar 2021
  6. 57%

    An information exposure of confidential information results when the device receives a specially crafted CIP packet to Port 2222/TCP, Port 2222/UDP, Port 44818/TCP, or Port 44818/UDP.

    CVSS5.0Published24 Jan 2013
  7. 53%

    In all versions of FactoryTalk View SEA remote, an authenticated attacker may be able to utilize certain handlers to interact with the data on the remote endpoint since those handlers do not enforce appropriate...

    CVSS8.1Published20 Jul 2020
  8. 53%

    All versions of FactoryTalk View SE disclose the hostnames and file paths for certain files within the system.

    CVSS4.3Published20 Jul 2020
  9. 47%

    The WDB target agent debug service in Wind River VxWorks 6.x, 5.x, and earlier, as used on the Rockwell Automation 1756-ENBT series A with firmware 3.2.6 and 3.6.1 and other products, allows remote attackers to read...

    CVSS9.8Published5 Aug 2010
Every product

All Rockwellautomation products we track.

190 products, most vulnerabilities first. Find the ones you run, then open a product to see its versions and exploited flaws.

This directory lists the 190 Rockwellautomation products with at least one tracked version, of 487 in our catalogue.

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Our catalogue lists 312 published vulnerabilities across 487 products and 899 versions from Rockwellautomation. The most recent Rockwellautomation flaw added to the known-exploited list is CVE-2021-22681, on 5 March 2026.

9 Rockwellautomation vulnerabilities are on the list of flaws known to be exploited. The most recently added are CVE-2021-22681, CVE-2023-20198 and CVE-2018-0167. The full list is on this page.

Arena, with 28 published vulnerabilities. Its own page lists the ones known to be exploited.

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