CVE-2022-29960
mediumpriority · track · 22OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.005 · 42 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Emerson OpenBSI through 2022-04-29 uses weak cryptography. It is an engineering environment for the ControlWave and Bristol Babcock line of RTUs. DES with hardcoded cryptographic keys is used for protection of certain system credentials, engineering files, and sensitive utilities.
remediations
Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.
A vendor fix is available.
- FixedOpenBSIcisa_csaf_ot
Delete the UserMngtTool.exe executable from the OpenBSI folder.
- MitigationOpenBSIcisa_csaf_ot
CVE-2022-29960—DES (Data Encryption Standard) with hardcoded cryptographic keys is used to protect system credentials, engineering files, and sensitive utilities.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5.1–8.1
weaknesses
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affected products (6)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
advisories (1)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- ICSA-22-221-03Emerson OpenBSI2022-08-09icsa · cisa_csaf_otUS
Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could cause remote code execution, change controller configuration, or cause a denial-of-service condition.
also known as (4)
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sources
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references (13)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2022-29960/cnnvd
- https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-22-221-03cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2022.3933cnnvd
- https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-22-181-03cnnvd
- https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-22-221-03cnnvd
- https://www.emerson.com/globalPatchcnnvd
- https://www.forescout.com/blog/cnnvd
- https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-22-181-03enisa_euvd
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