CVE-2022-40976

mediumpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.002 · 13 %ileDEEUUS

grimoire priorityP3 · Track

Exploitable?

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no known exploitation

Likely / severe?

0.23% (13th) EPSS

CVSS 5.5 · medium

Is it mine?

24 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

4 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · nvd · pilz_psirt

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

A path traversal vulnerability was discovered in multiple Pilz products. An unauthenticated local attacker could use a zipped, malicious configuration file to trigger arbitrary file writes ('zip-slip'). File writes do not affect confidentiality or availability.

remediations

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

A vendor fix is available.

Fixedpilz_psirt
Please visit the Pilz Shop (www.pilz.com/en-INT/eshop) to check for the fixed version
FixedPAS4000pilz_psirt
Install the fixed version as soon as it is available. Please visit the Pilz Shop (www.pilz.com/en-INT/eshop) to check for the fixed version

cvss

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

5.5

010

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

v3.15.5mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:Nsecondary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 1.8 · impact 3.6

v3.15.5mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:Nsecondary · ENISA EU

v3.15.5mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:Nsecondary · info@cert.vde.comexploitability 1.8 · impact 3.6

v3.15.5mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:Nsecondary · Pilz PSIRT DE

ssvc

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

Trackcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-22USprimaryCWE-22US

affected products (24)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

PAS40001.0.0 → 1.25.0enisa_euvdEU
PAScal≤ 1.0.0 ≤1.9.1enisa_euvdEU
PASconnect1.0.0 → 1.4.0enisa_euvdEU
PASmotion1.0.0 → 1.4.1enisa_euvdEU
PNOZmulti Configurator1.0.0 → 11.2.0enisa_euvdEU
PNOZmulti Configurator LTS1.0.0 → 10.14.4enisa_euvdEU
pilz pas 4000< 1.25.0nvdUScpe:2.3:o:pilz:pas_4000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pliz pascal≤ 1.9.1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:pliz:pascal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pliz pasconnect< 1.4.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:pliz:pasconnect:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pliz pasmotion< 1.4.1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:pliz:pasmotion:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pliz pnozmulti configurator< 10.14.4nvdUScpe:2.3:a:pliz:pnozmulti_configurator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pliz pnozmulti configurator< 11.2.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:pliz:pnozmulti_configurator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Pilz PAS4000< 1.25.0pilz_psirtDE
Pilz PAS4000 <1.25.0< 1.25.0pilz_psirtDE
Pilz PAScal≤ 1.9.1pilz_psirtDE
Pilz PAScal <=1.9.1≤ 1.9.1pilz_psirtDE
Pilz PASconnect< 1.4.0pilz_psirtDE
Pilz PASconnect <1.4.0< 1.4.0pilz_psirtDE
Pilz PASmotion< 1.4.1pilz_psirtDE
Pilz PASmotion <1.4.1< 1.4.1pilz_psirtDE

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advisories (2)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

VDE-2022-044Pilz: Multiple products affected by ZipSlip2022-11-24csaf · pilz_psirtDE
Several Pilz software products do not properly check pathnames contained in archives. An attacker can utilise this vulnerability to write arbitrary files, potentially leading to code execution.
VDE-2022-045Pilz: PAS 4000 prone to ZipSlip2022-11-24csaf · pilz_psirtDE
PAS4000 is the software platform for the Automation System PSS 4000. PAS 4000 does not properly check pathnames contained in archives. An attacker can utilise this vulnerability to write arbitrary files, potentially leading to code execution.

also known as (3)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd nvd pilz_psirt NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2022-11-24modified 2026-06-17

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references (7)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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