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CVE-2022-23450

52
FAUCET Score

CVE-2022-23450 is a critical deserialization vulnerability affecting Siemens SIMATIC Energy Manager Basic and PRO versions prior to V7.3 Update 1. An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this by sending a maliciously crafted serialized object, leading to arbitrary code execution with SYSTEM privileges. With a CVSS score of 9.8, this vulnerability presents a significant risk due to its network attack vector and low attack complexity. While no public exploit code or active exploitation has been observed, and community discussion is minimal, its high EPSS and FAUCET Risk Score indicate a substantial potential for impact.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 7.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_energy_manager_basic:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_energy_manager_basic:7.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 7.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_energy_manager_pro:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_energy_manager_pro:7.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

9.8CRITICAL

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
35.76%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
98.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.3576 is in the 96th percentile among its peer group of 36,897 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

cert-portal.siemens.com / productcert/pdf/ssa-655554.pdf
MitigationPatchVendor Advisory