CVE-2022-33971
mediumpriority · track · 30OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.012 · 69 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Authentication bypass by capture-replay vulnerability exists in Machine automation controller NX7 series all models V1.28 and earlier, Machine automation controller NX1 series all models V1.48 and earlier, and Machine automation controller NJ series all models V 1.48 and earlier, which may allow an adjacent attacker who can analyze the communication between the controller and the specific software used by OMRON internally to cause a denial-of-service (DoS) condition or execute a malicious program.
remediations
Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.
No vendor fix yet; a mitigation is available.
- MitigationNJ/NX-series Machine Automation Controllerscisa_csaf_ot
Conduct periodical data backups and maintenance to prepare for potential data loss.
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 · 5.4–8.3
ssvc
A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.
weaknesses
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affected products (61)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- OMRON Corporation Machine automation controller NJ series, Machine automation controller NX series, Automation software 'Sysmac Studio', and Programmable Terminal (PT) NA series≤ Machine automation controller NX7 series all models V1.28 and earlier, Machine automation controller NX1 series all models V1.48 and earlier, and Machine automation controller NJ series all models V 1.48 and earlierenisa_euvdEU
advisories (1)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- ICSA-22-314-07Omron NJ/NX-series Machine Automation Controllers2022-11-10icsa · cisa_csaf_otUS
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to obtain unauthorized access to the device and cause the device to be in an out of service state or execute a malicious program on the device.
also known as (4)
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sources
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references (10)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2022-33971/cnnvd
- https://jvn.jp/en/vu/JVNVU97050784/index.htmlcnnvd
- https://jvndb.jvn.jp/en/contents/2022/JVNDB-2022-002691.htmlcnnvd
- https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-22-314-07cnnvd
- https://www.cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2022070405cnnvd
- https://www.ia.omron.com/product/vulnerability/OMSR-2022-002_en.pdfcnnvd
- https://jvn.jp/en/vu/JVNVU97050784/index.htmlenisa_euvd
- https://www.ia.omron.com/product/vulnerability/OMSR-2022-002_en.pdfenisa_euvd
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