# CVE-2022-1159: Rockwell Automation Studio 5000 Logix Designer Code Injection

> An attacker with administrator access can inject undetectable controller code into Rockwell Automation Studio 5000 Logix Designer.

- **Severity:** High 7.7 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 1 Apr 2022
- **Updated:** 16 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-4p6g-8q3p-h23x

## What is CVE-2022-1159?

CVE-2022-1159 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Rockwell Automation Studio 5000 Logix Designer, published on 1 Apr 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-94 (Improper Control of Generation of Code)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-1159?

It affects 5 products.


Products: Rockwellautomation Compact Guardlogix 5380 Firmware, Rockwellautomation Compactlogix 5380 Firmware, Rockwellautomation Compactlogix 5480 Firmware, Rockwellautomation Controllogix 5580 Firmware, Rockwellautomation Guardlogix 5580 Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-1159?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-1159 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-1159 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-1159 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Rockwell Automation Studio 5000 Logix Designer

- [CVE-2022-3752](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-3752/): Rockwell Automation GuardLogix and ControlLogix controllers Vulnerable to Denial-Of-Service Attack (high 8.6)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-1159 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-1159 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Rockwell Automation Studio 5000 Logix Designer, published on 1 Apr 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-1159 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Rockwell Automation Studio 5000 Logix Designer. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1159/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1159/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-1159
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-1159
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-1159

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1159/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.