CVE-2012-6441

Rockwell Automation ControlLogix PLC Information Exposure

Exploitation likely. EPSS gives it a 57% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. A vendor fix is available.

CVSS 2.05.0Medium EPSS percentile99th57% chance in 30 days CISA KEVNot listedNo confirmed exploitation
No public exploit known FixVendor fixNo build named by the sources

Published 2013-01-24Updated 2026-04-29Sources: CVE.org, NVD, CSAF

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What to do

The vendor has published a fix. Version details are below where the sources state them.

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What it is

From the CVE record

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. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could cause loss of confidentiality. Rockwell Automation EtherNet/IP products; 1756-ENBT, 1756-EWEB, 1768-ENBT, and 1768-EWEB communication modules; CompactLogix L32E and L35E controllers; 1788-ENBT FLEXLogix adapter; 1794-AENTR FLEX I/O EtherNet/IP adapter; ControlLogix 18 and earlier; CompactLogix 18 and earlier; GuardLogix 18 and earlier; SoftLogix 18 and earlier; CompactLogix controllers 19 and earlier; SoftLogix controllers 19 and earlier; ControlLogix controllers 20 and earlier; GuardLogix controllers 20 and earlier; and MicroLogix 1100 and 1400

In plain language

No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.

Exploitation

Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.

EPSS99th

CISA KEV

Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.

Public exploits

No public exploit or proof of concept found in the sources we track.

EPSS

57% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 99th percentile of scored CVEs.

Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.

Lifecycle

12 events over 4963 days, from the signal feeds we watch.

2026-08-27EPSS band changemoderate → highepss band change
2026-08-10EPSS band changehigh → moderate
2026-08-09EPSS band changehigh → moderateepss band change
2026-06-22EPSS band changelow → high
2026-04-29Patch availableworkaround available, record updated
2013-01-24Publishedweakness classified, att&ck mapped

Affected products

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Technical detail

CVSS 2.0 vector

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AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Scored 5.0 by NVD.

How it is reached

Access Vector NetworkExploitable remotely over the network
Access Complexity LowNo special conditions required
Authentication NoneNo authentication required

Impact if exploited

Confidentiality PartialSome information is disclosed
Integrity NoneNo integrity impact
Availability NoneNo availability impact

Weaknesses

CWE-200No name in the record

ATT&CK techniques

Mapped from the weaknesses above (CWE to ATT&CK), not observed in attacks.

CollectionT1005Data from Local Systemmedium confidence

Sources

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