# CVE-2022-1467: AVEVA InTouch Access Anywhere Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere

> Attackers can escape the web application sandbox to execute OS commands via the Windows language bar, requiring specific OS configuration.

- **Severity:** High 7.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 23 May 2022
- **Updated:** 16 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-2hvg-pfw9-r56c

## What is CVE-2022-1467?

CVE-2022-1467 is a high-severity vulnerability in AVEVA InTouch Access Anywhere, published on 23 May 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Windows OS can be configured to overlay a “language bar” on top of any application. When this OS functionality is enabled, the OS language bar UI will be viewable in the browser alongside the AVEVA InTouch Access Anywhere and Plant SCADA Access Anywhere applications. It is possible to manipulate the Windows OS language bar to launch an OS command prompt, resulting in a context-escape from application into OS.

Weakness: CWE-668 (Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-1467?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Aveva Intouch Access Anywhere, Aveva Plant Scada Access Anywhere.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-1467?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-1467 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-1467 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-1467 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in AVEVA InTouch Access Anywhere

- [CVE-2022-23854](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-23854/): Path traversal in InTouch Access Anywhere (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-1467 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-1467 is a high-severity vulnerability in AVEVA InTouch Access Anywhere, published on 23 May 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-1467 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: AVEVA InTouch Access Anywhere. 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-2022-1467/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1467/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-1467
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-1467
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-1467

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1467/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.