High severity · published Feb 2, 2024
CVE-2021-22282
RCE in B&R Automation Studio with crafted project files
7.8
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') vulnerability in B&R Industrial Automation Automation Studio allows Local Execution of Code.This issue affects Automation Studio: from 4.0 through 4.12.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 34% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AS
Automation Studio · B&R Industrial Automation
4.0 through 4.12 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-22282
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-22282
Vendor Advisory
https://www.br-automation.com/fileadmin/2021-12_RCE_Vulnerability_in_BnR_Automation_Studio-1b993aeb.pdf
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