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    CVE-2021-22681

    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.

    Published:Mar 3, 2021
    Last Modified:Mar 6, 2026
    EPS:Mar 3, 2021
    EPSS Score:0.2271
    CVSS Score:9.8

    CISA Notification

    Description

    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.

    Required Action:

    Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

    Notes:

    No extra notes provided.

    Due Date
    Mar 26, 2026
    169 days ago
    Alert Date
    Mar 5, 2026
    190 days ago

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Rockwellautomation
    Product
    Compact Guardlogix 5370
    Vendor
    Rockwellautomation
    Product
    Compact Guardlogix 5380
    Vendor
    Rockwellautomation
    Product
    Compactlogix 1768
    Vendor
    Rockwellautomation
    Product
    Compactlogix 1769
    Vendor
    Rockwellautomation
    Product
    Compactlogix 5370
    Vendor
    Rockwellautomation
    Product
    Compactlogix 5380
    Vendor
    Rockwellautomation
    Product
    Compactlogix 5480
    Vendor
    Rockwellautomation
    Product
    Controllogix 5550
    Vendor
    Rockwellautomation
    Product
    Controllogix 5560
    Vendor
    Rockwellautomation
    Product
    Controllogix 5570
    Vendor
    Rockwellautomation
    Product
    Controllogix 5580
    Vendor
    Rockwellautomation
    Product
    Drivelogix 1794-l34
    Vendor
    Rockwellautomation
    Product
    Drivelogix 5560
    Vendor
    Rockwellautomation
    Product
    Drivelogix 5730
    Vendor
    Rockwellautomation
    Product
    Factorytalk Services Platform
    Vendor
    Rockwellautomation
    Product
    Guardlogix 5570
    Vendor
    Rockwellautomation
    Product
    Guardlogix 5580
    Vendor
    Rockwellautomation
    Product
    Rslogix 5000
    Vendor
    Rockwellautomation
    Product
    Softlogix 5800
    Vendor
    Rockwellautomation
    Product
    Studio 5000 Logix Designer

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