CVE-2022-2791 affects Emerson Electric's Proficy Machine Edition Version 9.00 and earlier, allowing an attacker to upload files of dangerous types directly to connected PLCs by placing them in the PLC logic folder. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 7.8, indicating a significant risk with local access, low attack complexity, and high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion has been observed, the potential for a full compromise of the PLC makes this a critical concern for affected systems.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 9.00CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:emerson:proficy:*:*:*:*:machine:*:*:* | ||
>= 0, <= 9.00CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:emerson:proficy_machine_edition:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
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