CVE-2022-27580 Deserialization in SICK Safety Designer
An attacker can execute arbitrary code by tricking a user into opening a malicious project file in SICK Safety Designer.
- 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-27580?
CVE-2022-27580 is a high-severity unsafe deserialization vulnerability in SICK Safety Designer, published on 19 Jul 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
A deserialization vulnerability in a .NET framework class used and not properly checked by Safety Designer all versions up to and including 1.11.0 allows an attacker to craft malicious project files. Opening/importing such a malicious project file would execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the current user when opened or imported by the Safety Designer. This compromises confidentiality integrity and availability. For the attack to succeed a user must manually open a malicious project file.
Weakness: CWE-502
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-27580?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Sick Safety Designer.
How do I fix CVE-2022-27580?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-27580 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and only deserialise data from trusted sources or with an allow-list of types. More about Unsafe deserialization.
Is CVE-2022-27580 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-27580 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h8vm-cr7c-cgqx.