CVE-2022-2791 MEDIUM

CVE-2022-2791

Vendor Emerson Electric
Product Proficy Machine Edition
Weakness CWE-434 · Unrestricted file upload
Published November 22, 2022
Last update April 16, 2025

CVSS base score

5.9/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction Required
Confidentiality None
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Emerson Electric's Proficy Machine Edition Version 9.00 and prior is vulnerable to CWE-434 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type, and will upload any file written into the PLC logic folder to the connected PLC.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

November 22, 2022 CVE published
April 16, 2025 Record updated