# CVE-2022-23401: Other in CENTUM CS 3000

> Insecure DLL loading in Yokogawa ICS products allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via malicious DLLs.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 11 Mar 2022
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-vhjx-fp2h-r69m

## What is CVE-2022-23401?

CVE-2022-23401 is a high-severity vulnerability in Yokogawa Electric Corporation CENTUM CS 3000, published on 11 Mar 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

The following Yokogawa Electric products contain insecure DLL loading issues. CENTUM CS 3000 versions from R3.08.10 to R3.09.00, CENTUM VP versions from R4.01.00 to R4.03.00, from R5.01.00 to R5.04.20, and from R6.01.00 to R6.08.00, Exaopc versions from R3.72.00 to R3.79.00.

Weakness: CWE-427 (Uncontrolled Search Path Element)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-23401?

It affects 5 products.


Products: Yokogawa Centum Cs 3000 Entry Firmware, Yokogawa Centum Cs 3000 Firmware, Yokogawa Centum Vp Entry Firmware, Yokogawa Centum Vp Firmware, Yokogawa Exaopc.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-23401?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-23401 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-23401 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-23401 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Yokogawa Electric Corporation CENTUM CS 3000

- [CVE-2022-21808](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-21808/): Path traversal in CENTUM CS 3000 (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2022-22729](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-22729/): Auth bypass in CENTUM CS 3000 (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2022-21177](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-21177/): Path traversal in CENTUM CS 3000 (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2022-22145](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-22145/): Denial of service in CENTUM CS 3000 (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2022-22151](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-22151/): Other in CENTUM CS 3000 (high 8.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-23401 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-23401 is a high-severity vulnerability in Yokogawa Electric Corporation CENTUM CS 3000, published on 11 Mar 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-2022-23401 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Yokogawa Electric Corporation CENTUM CS 3000. 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-2022-23401/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-23401/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-23401
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-23401
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-23401

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-23401/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.