CVE-2022-23450
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 35.7% (pctl 98)
Patch early
EPSS 35.7% — above the 10% action threshold.
Description
A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC Energy Manager Basic (All versions < V7.3 Update 1), SIMATIC Energy Manager PRO (All versions < V7.3 Update 1). The affected system allows remote users to send maliciously crafted objects. Due to insecure deserialization of user-supplied content by the affected software, an unauthenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a maliciously crafted serialized object. This could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the device with SYSTEM privileges.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 35.75% — more likely to be exploited than 98% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-502 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2022-04-12 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| siemens | simatic energy manager basic |
| siemens | simatic energy manager pro |
References
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