# CVE-2022-27188: Command injection in CENTUM VP series with VP6E5150(Graphic Builder) installed and B/M9000 VP

> An attacker with local access can execute arbitrary OS commands by altering a Graphic Builder file in Yokogawa CENTUM VP systems.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 15 Apr 2022
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-qhhf-33w5-r488

## What is CVE-2022-27188?

CVE-2022-27188 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Yokogawa Electric Corporation CENTUM VP series with VP6E5150(Graphic Builder) installed and B/M9000 VP, published on 15 Apr 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

OS command injection vulnerability exists in CENTUM VP R4.01.00 to R4.03.00, CENTUM VP Small R4.01.00 to R4.03.00, CENTUM VP Basic R4.01.00 to R4.03.00, and B/M9000 VP R6.01.01 to R6.03.02, which may allow an attacker who can access the computer where the affected product is installed to execute an arbitrary OS command by altering a file generated using Graphic Builder.

Weakness: CWE-78 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-27188?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Yokogawa B\/M9000 Vp, Yokogawa Centum Vp.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-27188?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-27188 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-27188 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-27188 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Yokogawa Electric Corporation CENTUM VP series with VP6E5150(Graphic Builder) installed and B/M9000 VP

- [CVE-2022-26034](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-26034/): Auth bypass in CENTUM VP series with VP6E5000(AD Suite Engineering ServerFunction) installed and B/M9000 VP (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2022-30707](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-30707/): Information disclosure in CAMS for HIS (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2014-3888](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-3888/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 8.3)
- [CVE-2014-0782](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-0782/): Yokogawa CENTUM CS 3000 Stack-based Buffer Overflow (high 8.3)
- [CVE-2023-26593](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-26593/): Hardcoded credentials in CENTUM series (high 7.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-27188 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-27188 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Yokogawa Electric Corporation CENTUM VP series with VP6E5150(Graphic Builder) installed and B/M9000 VP, published on 15 Apr 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-27188 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Yokogawa Electric Corporation CENTUM VP series with VP6E5150(Graphic Builder) installed and B/M9000 VP. 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-2022-27188/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-27188/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-27188
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-27188
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-27188

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