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CVE-2022-1161


An attacker with the ability to modify a user program may change user program code on some ControlLogix, CompactLogix, and GuardLogix Control systems. Studio 5000 Logix Designer writes user-readable program code to a separate location than the executed compiled code, allowing an attacker to change one and not the other.


Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a CRITICAL severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 10.0, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), integrity (unauthorized modifications), and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 48 products from rockwellautomation, from rockwellautomation, from rockwellautomation and 45 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

2022-04-11T20:15:18.017

Last Modified

2024-11-21T06:40:09.667

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 10.0 (CRITICAL)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses
  • Type: Secondary
    CWE-829

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System rockwellautomation compactlogix_1768-l43_firmware * Yes
Hardware rockwellautomation compactlogix_1768-l43 - No
Operating System rockwellautomation compactlogix_1768-l45_firmware * Yes
Hardware rockwellautomation compactlogix_1768-l45 - No
Operating System rockwellautomation compactlogix_1769-l31_firmware * Yes
Hardware rockwellautomation compactlogix_1769-l31 - No
Operating System rockwellautomation compactlogix_1769-l32c_firmware * Yes
Hardware rockwellautomation compactlogix_1769-l32c - No
Operating System rockwellautomation compactlogix_1769-l32e_firmware * Yes
Hardware rockwellautomation compactlogix_1769-l32e - No
Operating System rockwellautomation compactlogix_1769-l35cr_firmware * Yes
Hardware rockwellautomation compactlogix_1769-l35cr - No
Operating System rockwellautomation compactlogix_1769-l35e_firmware * Yes
Hardware rockwellautomation compactlogix_1769-l35e - No
Operating System rockwellautomation compactlogix_5370_l3_firmware * Yes
Hardware rockwellautomation compactlogix_5370_l3 - No
Operating System rockwellautomation compactlogix_5370_l2_firmware * Yes
Hardware rockwellautomation compactlogix_5370_l2 - No
Operating System rockwellautomation compactlogix_5370_l1_firmware * Yes
Hardware rockwellautomation compactlogix_5370_l1 - 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_5370_firmware * Yes
Hardware rockwellautomation compact_guardlogix_5370 - No
Operating System rockwellautomation compact_guardlogix_5380_firmware * Yes
Hardware rockwellautomation compact_guardlogix_5380 - No
Operating System rockwellautomation controllogix_5550_firmware * Yes
Hardware rockwellautomation controllogix_5550 - No
Operating System rockwellautomation controllogix_5560_firmware * Yes
Hardware rockwellautomation controllogix_5560 - No
Operating System rockwellautomation controllogix_5570_firmware * Yes
Hardware rockwellautomation controllogix_5570 - No
Operating System rockwellautomation controllogix_5580_firmware * Yes
Hardware rockwellautomation controllogix_5580 - No
Operating System rockwellautomation guardlogix_5560_firmware * Yes
Hardware rockwellautomation guardlogix_5560 - No
Operating System rockwellautomation guardlogix_5570_firmware * Yes
Hardware rockwellautomation guardlogix_5570 - No
Operating System rockwellautomation guardlogix_5580_firmware * Yes
Hardware rockwellautomation guardlogix_5580 - No
Operating System rockwellautomation flexlogix_1794-l34_firmware * Yes
Hardware rockwellautomation flexlogix_1794-l34 - No
Operating System rockwellautomation drivelogix_5730_firmware * Yes
Hardware rockwellautomation drivelogix_5730 - No
Operating System rockwellautomation softlogix_5800_firmware * Yes
Hardware rockwellautomation softlogix_5800 - 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.