CVE-2022-31806 is a critical vulnerability affecting CODESYS V2 PLCWinNT and Runtime Toolkit 32 versions prior to V2.4.7.57, where password protection is not enabled by default and users are not prompted to set one. This flaw carries a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL) due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion with 13 mentions and media coverage, indicating awareness and potential for future exploitation. It is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.4.7.57CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:codesys:plcwinnt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 2.4.7.57CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:codesys:runtime_toolkit:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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.