CVE-2022-30317
criticalpriority · track · 36OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.009 · 60 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Honeywell Experion LX through 2022-05-06 has Missing Authentication for a Critical Function. According to FSCT-2022-0055, there is a Honeywell Experion LX Control Data Access (CDA) EpicMo protocol with unauthenticated functionality issue. The affected components are characterized as: Honeywell Control Data Access (CDA) EpicMo (55565/TCP). The potential impact is: Firmware manipulation, Denial of service. The Honeywell Experion LX Distributed Control System (DCS) utilizes the Control Data Access (CDA) EpicMo protocol (55565/TCP) for device diagnostics and maintenance purposes. This protocol does not have any authentication features, allowing any attacker capable of communicating with the ports in question to invoke (a subset of) desired functionality. There is no authentication functionality on the protocol in question. An attacker capable of invoking the protocols' functionalities could issue firmware download commands potentially allowing for firmware manipulation and reboot devices causing denial of service.
remediations
Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.
A vendor fix is available.
- FixedExperion LXcisa_csaf_ot
Experion LX R520.1 incorporates secure boot functionality and signed firmware images.
- MitigationExperion LXcisa_csaf_ot
R501.6, R511.5 and R520 releases have an update to incorporate the secure lock functionality. Secure lock restricts all firmware downloads to process controllers while the lock is invoked.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 7.5–9.1
weaknesses
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affected products (5)
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advisories (1)
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- ICSA-22-242-07Honeywell Experion LX2022-08-30icsa · cisa_csaf_otUS
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow for configuration manipulation and a denial-of-service condition.
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-2022-30317/cnnvd
- https://process.honeywell.com/us/en/support/product-documents-downloadsPatchcnnvd
- https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-22-242-07cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2022.4287cnnvd
- https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-22-242-07cnnvd
- https://www.forescout.com/blog/cnnvd
- https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-22-242-07enisa_euvd
- https://www.forescout.com/blog/enisa_euvd
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