CVE-2022-2848 is a critical heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability affecting Kepware KEPServerEX 6.11.718.0, and products from GE, PTC, Rockwell Automation, and Software Toolbox. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges due to improper validation of user-supplied data during text encoding conversions. With a CVSS score of 9.1 (CRITICAL), it presents a significant risk, enabling full compromise of affected systems without user interaction. While there is no known active exploitation (KEV: No) or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB: None), the vulnerability has garnered substantial community discussion with 11 mentions and media coverage, indicating high awareness.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 7.612CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ge:industrial_gateway_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 6.12CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ptc:kepware_kepserverex:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 6.12CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ptc:opc-aggregator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ptc:thingworx_industrial_connectivity:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 1.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ptc:thingworx_kepware_edge:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
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.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.