CVE-2022-30318 describes a critical hardcoded credentials vulnerability affecting Honeywell ControlEdge PLC and RTU products, specifically their firmware versions through R151.1. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to gain root access via SSH, enabling remote code execution, configuration manipulation, and denial of service. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), the vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity and no user interaction required. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating awareness among security researchers.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< r151.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:honeywell:controledge_plc_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< r151.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:honeywell:controledge_rtu_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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