# CVE-2022-34464: Missing authorization in SICAM GridEdge (Classic)

> Attackers with local filesystem access can inject SSH keys into an improperly protected file, enabling unauthorized access and potential code execution on SICAM GridEdge systems.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 12 Jul 2022
- **Updated:** 12 Nov 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-xp6h-v5w9-gwqx

## What is CVE-2022-34464?

CVE-2022-34464 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Siemens SICAM GridEdge (Classic), published on 12 Jul 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability has been identified in SICAM GridEdge (Classic) (All versions < V2.7.3). The affected application uses an improperly protected file to import SSH keys. This could allow attackers with access to the filesystem of the host on which SICAM GridEdge runs to inject a custom SSH key to that file.

Weakness: CWE-668 (Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere), CWE-552 (Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-34464?

It affects 4 products.


Products: Siemens Sicam Gridedge Essential Arm, Siemens Sicam Gridedge Essential Gds Arm, Siemens Sicam Gridedge Essential Gds Intel, Siemens Sicam Gridedge Essential Intel.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-34464?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-34464 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-34464 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-34464 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-34464 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-34464 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Siemens SICAM GridEdge (Classic), published on 12 Jul 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-34464 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Siemens SICAM GridEdge (Classic). 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-2022-34464/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-34464/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-34464
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-34464
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-34464

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-34464/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.