FKIE_CVE-2022-2791

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2022-11-22 20:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 04:42
Severity
5.9 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
Emerson Electric's Proficy Machine Edition Version 9.00 and prior is vulnerable to CWE-434 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type, and will upload any file written into the PLC logic folder to the connected PLC.
References
ics-cert@hq.dhs.govhttps://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-22-228-06Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-22-228-06Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
emerson proficy *
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T04:42:35.240",
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