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CVE-2021-29298

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2021-29298 is an improper input validation vulnerability affecting Emerson GE Automation Proficy Machine Edition v8.0. An attacker can exploit this flaw via a Man-in-the-Middle (MITM) attack, sending crafted traffic to the FrameworX.exe component, specifically within the fxVPStatcTcp.dll module. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.3 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack with high complexity and user interaction required, leading to a denial of service and application crash. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage regarding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:emerson:proficy_machine_edition:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

5.3MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.6
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.78%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
52.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0077 is in the 67th percentile among its peer group of 707 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.2 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

github.com / boofish/GE_Proficy_Machine_Edition_vul
Broken LinkThird Party Advisory
github.com / boofish/GE_Proficy_Machine_Edition_vul/blob/main/vul2/vul2_steps.pdf
Broken LinkThird Party Advisory