CVE-2022-3156 Rockwell Automation Studio 5000 Logix Emulate Vulnerable to a Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

High 7.8 Published Updated

A misconfiguration in Rockwell Studio 5000 Logix Emulate grants elevated permissions, allowing malicious users to achieve remote code execution.

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-2022-3156?

CVE-2022-3156 is a high-severity vulnerability in Rockwell Automation Studio 5000 Logix Emulate, published on 27 Dec 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Rockwell Automation Studio 5000 Logix Emulate software.  Users are granted elevated permissions on certain product services when the software is installed. Due to this misconfiguration, a malicious user could potentially achieve remote code execution on the targeted software.

Weakness: CWE-287

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-3156?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Rockwellautomation Studio 5000 Logix Emulate.

How do I fix CVE-2022-3156?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-3156 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2022-3156 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-3156 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-vh82-wv6w-hf86.

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