Vulnerability · Published Aug 11, 2022 · Assigned by ABB

CVE-2021-22289RCE through Project Upload from Target

High 8.3

In plain English

A high-severity improper input validation in Automation Studio from B&R Industrial Automation. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.8% (higher than 58% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.3High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.8%top 42.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Improper Input Validation vulnerability in the project upload mechanism in B&R Automation Studio version >=4.0 may allow an unauthenticated network attacker to execute code.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
B&R Industrial Automation Automation Studio 4 – before unspecified

Weakness: CWE-20 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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