CVE-2022-2791

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Published Nov 22, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 5.9 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Emerson Electric's Proficy Machine Edition Version 9.00 and prior is vulnerable to CWE-434 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type, and will upload any file written into the PLC logic folder to the connected PLC.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Emerson Electric

Proficy Machine Edition

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	≤ 9.00

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:emerson:proficy:*:*:*:*:machine:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-35032	Emerson Electric's Proficy Machine Edition Version 9.00 and prior is vulnerable to CWE-434 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type, and will upload any file written into the PLC logic folder to the connected PLC.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.186% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-22-228-06

History

Apr 16, 2025 4:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
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Subscriptions

Emerson Proficy

Weaknesses

CWE-434

Sources

CVE record Updated: Apr 16, 2025, 4:05 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: icscert
Published: Nov 22, 2022, 7:19 PM
Updated: Apr 16, 2025, 4:05 PM
Reserved: Aug 11, 2022, 7:47 PM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 12:46 AM

Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 12:46 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 4:42 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Nov 22, 2022, 8:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 4:42 AM

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