CVE-2022-36970

highpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.007 · 51 %ileEURUUS

grimoire priorityP2 · Scheduled

Exploitable?

—

no known exploitation

Likely / severe?

0.65% (51st) EPSS

CVSS 7.8 · high

Is it mine?

6 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

5 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · cisa_csaf_ot

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of AVEVA Edge 20.0 Build: 4201.2111.1802.0000 Service Pack 2. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the processing of APP files. Crafted data in a APP file can cause the application to execute arbitrary Visual Basic scripts. The user interface fails to provide sufficient indication of the hazard. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of current process. Was ZDI-CAN-17370.

remediations

Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.

A vendor fix is available.

FixedAVEVA Edgecisa_csaf_ot
For AVEVA Edge 2020 R2 SP1, users should apply security fix HF 2020.2.00.40 (login required).
https://softwaresupportsp.aveva.com/#/producthub/details?id=e1598a96-31e2-4370-c17c-08da7168e83a
MitigationAVEVA Edgecisa_csaf_ot
AVEVA recommends organizations evaluate the impact of these vulnerabilities based on their operational environment, architecture, and product implementation.

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

7.8

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode

v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 1.8 · impact 5.9

v3.07.8highCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · CISA US

v3.07.8highCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · ENISA EU

v3.07.8highCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.comexploitability 1.8 · impact 5.9

v3.17.8highAV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU

v3.17.1highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical Impact: totalcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-356USCWE-357USCWE-357US

affected products (6)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

AVEVA Edge: 2020 R2 SP1 and all prior versionsall versionscisa_csaf_otUS
AVEVA Software, LLC AVEVA Edge≤ 2020 R2 SP1cisa_csaf_otUS
AVEVA Edge≤ 20.0 Build: 4201.2111.1802.0000 Service Pack 2enisa_euvdEU
AVEVA Software, LLC AVEVA Edge≤ 2020 R2 SP1fstec_bduRU
AVEVA Software, LLC AVEVA Edge≤ HF 2020.2.00.40fstec_bduRU
aveva aveva edge< 2020.2.00.40nvdUScpe:2.3:a:aveva:aveva_edge:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

advisories (1)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

ICSA-22-249-02AVEVA Edge 2020 R2 SP1 and all prior versions2022-09-06icsa · cisa_csaf_otUS
Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could result in arbitrary code execution, information disclosure, or denial of service.

also known as (5)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd fstec_bdu cisa_csaf_ot nvd NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2023-03-29modified 2026-06-17

references (10)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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