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CVE-2022-1797


A malformed Class 3 common industrial protocol message with a cached connection can cause a denial-of-service condition in Rockwell Automation Logix Controllers, resulting in a major nonrecoverable fault. If the target device becomes unavailable, a user would have to clear the fault and redownload the user project file to bring the device back online.


Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a MEDIUM severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 6.8, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network but requires specific conditions to be met without requiring user interaction and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 18 products from rockwellautomation, from rockwellautomation, from rockwellautomation and 15 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

2022-06-02T14:15:33.287

Last Modified

2024-11-21T06:41:29.483

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 6.8 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

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

10.0

Impact Score

6.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Secondary
    CWE-400

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System rockwellautomation compactlogix_5380_firmware < 33.011 Yes
Hardware rockwellautomation compactlogix_5380 - No
Operating System rockwellautomation compact_guardlogix_5380_firmware < 33.011 Yes
Hardware rockwellautomation compact_guardlogix_5380 - No
Operating System rockwellautomation compactlogix_5480_firmware < 33.011 Yes
Hardware rockwellautomation compactlogix_5480 - No
Operating System rockwellautomation controllogix_5580_firmware < 33.011 Yes
Hardware rockwellautomation controllogix_5580 - No
Operating System rockwellautomation guardlogix_5580_firmware < 33.011 Yes
Hardware rockwellautomation guardlogix_5580 - No
Operating System rockwellautomation compactlogix_5370_firmware < 34.011 Yes
Hardware rockwellautomation compactlogix_5370 - No
Operating System rockwellautomation compact_guardlogix_5370_firmware < 34.011 Yes
Hardware rockwellautomation compact_guardlogix_5370 - No
Operating System rockwellautomation controllogix_5570_firmware < 34.011 Yes
Hardware rockwellautomation controllogix_5570 - No
Operating System rockwellautomation guardlogix_5570_firmware < 34.011 Yes
Hardware rockwellautomation guardlogix_5570 - 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.