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CVE-2022-1159


Rockwell Automation Studio 5000 Logix Designer (all versions) are vulnerable when an attacker who achieves administrator access on a workstation running Studio 5000 Logix Designer could inject controller code undetectable to a user.


Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a HIGH severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.7, requiring local system access to exploit with relatively low complexity though user interaction is required . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), integrity (unauthorized modifications), and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 10 products from rockwellautomation, from rockwellautomation, from rockwellautomation and 7 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Reported in 2022, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.


Published

2022-04-01T23:15:12.813

Last Modified

2024-11-21T06:40:09.400

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 7.7 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: SINGLE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

8.0

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses
  • Type: Secondary
    CWE-94
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-94

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System rockwellautomation controllogix_5580_firmware * Yes
Hardware rockwellautomation controllogix_5580 - No
Operating System rockwellautomation guardlogix_5580_firmware * Yes
Hardware rockwellautomation guardlogix_5580 - No
Operating System rockwellautomation compactlogix_5380_firmware * Yes
Hardware rockwellautomation compactlogix_5380 - No
Operating System rockwellautomation compactlogix_5480_firmware * Yes
Hardware rockwellautomation compactlogix_5480 - No
Operating System rockwellautomation compact_guardlogix_5380_firmware * Yes
Hardware rockwellautomation compact_guardlogix_5380 - No

References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For rockwellautomation's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.