CVE-2022-2825
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 3.4% (pctl 89)
In your normal cycle
Critical by CVSS (9.8), but no sign of active exploitation.
Description
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Kepware KEPServerEX 6.11.718.0. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the handling of text encoding conversions. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a stack-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-18411.
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 | 3.43% — more likely to be exploited than 89% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-121 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2023-03-29 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (8)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| ge | industrial gateway server |
| ptc | kepware kepserverex |
| ptc | opc-aggregator |
| ptc | thingworx industrial connectivity |
| ptc | thingworx kepware edge |
| ptc | thingworx kepware server |
| rockwellautomation | kepserver enterprise |
| softwaretoolbox | top server |
References
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