CVE-2022-2825
criticalpriority · track · 40EPSS 0.034 · 89 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Kepware KEPServerEX 6.11.718.0. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the handling of text encoding conversions. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a stack-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-18411.
remediations
Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.
No vendor fix yet; a mitigation is available.
- MitigationGE Digital Industrial Gateway Servercisa_csaf_ot
OPC-Aggregator: should upgrade to v6.12 or later
- MitigationKepware KEPServerEXcisa_csaf_ot
OPC-Aggregator: should upgrade to v6.12 or later
- MitigationOPC-Aggregatorcisa_csaf_ot
OPC-Aggregator: should upgrade to v6.12 or later
- MitigationRockwell Automation KEPServer Enterprisecisa_csaf_ot
OPC-Aggregator: should upgrade to v6.12 or later
- MitigationSoftware Toolbox TOP Servercisa_csaf_ot
OPC-Aggregator: should upgrade to v6.12 or later
- MitigationThingWorkx Industrial Connectivitycisa_csaf_ot
OPC-Aggregator: should upgrade to v6.12 or later
- MitigationThingWorkx Kepware Edgecisa_csaf_ot
OPC-Aggregator: should upgrade to v6.12 or later
- MitigationThingWorkx Kepware Servercisa_csaf_ot
OPC-Aggregator: should upgrade to v6.12 or later
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
ssvc
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weaknesses
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affected products (33)
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advisories (1)
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- ICSA-22-242-10PTC Kepware KEPServerEX (Update A)2022-08-30icsa · cisa_csaf_otUS
Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to crash the device or remotely execute arbitrary code.
also known as (5)
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sources
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references (10)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2022-2825/cnnvd
- https://my.kepware.com/Patchcnnvd
- https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-22-242-10cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2022.4292cnnvd
- https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-22-242-10cnnvd
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-1455/cnnvd
- https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-22-242-10enisa_euvd
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-1455/enisa_euvd
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