CVE-2022-29964 Hardcoded credentials in n/a

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

Hardcoded credentials in Emerson DeltaV DCS controllers allow attackers to gain root shell access via SSH, posing a critical risk to industrial control systems.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2022-29964?

CVE-2022-29964 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Jul 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Emerson DeltaV Distributed Control System (DCS) controllers and IO cards through 2022-04-29 misuse passwords. WIOC SSH provides access to a shell as root, DeltaV, or backup via hardcoded credentials. NOTE: this is different from CVE-2014-2350.

Weakness: CWE-798

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-29964?

It affects 24 products.

Products include Emerson Deltav Distributed Control System Sq Controller Firmware, Emerson Deltav Distributed Control System Sx Controller Firmware, Emerson Se4002s1t2b6 High Side 40-Pin Mass I\/O Terminal Block Firmware, Emerson Se4003s2b4 16-Pin Mass I\/O Terminal Block Firmware, Emerson Se4003s2b524-Pin Mass I\/O Terminal Block Firmware, Emerson Se4017p0 H1 I\/O Interface Card and Terminl Block Firmware and 18 more.

How do I fix CVE-2022-29964?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-29964 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2022-29964 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-29964 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-8w2f-5qfq-prwh.

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