Description
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Kepware KEPServerEX 6.11.718.0. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the handling of text encoding conversions. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a heap-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-16486.
Published: 2023-03-29
Score: 9.1 Critical
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-35082 This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Kepware KEPServerEX 6.11.718.0. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the handling of text encoding conversions. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a heap-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-16486.
History

Tue, 18 Feb 2025 16:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Subscriptions

Ge Industrial Gateway Server
Ptc Kepware Kepserverex Opc-aggregator Thingworx Industrial Connectivity Thingworx Kepware Edge Thingworx Kepware Server
Rockwellautomation Kepserver Enterprise
Softwaretoolbox Top Server
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: zdi

Published:

Updated: 2025-02-18T16:42:21.939Z

Reserved: 2022-08-16T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2022-2848

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T00:52:58.526Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-03-29T19:15:11.680

Modified: 2025-02-18T17:15:13.367

Link: CVE-2022-2848

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses