CVE-2022-29963

Description

The Emerson DeltaV Distributed Control System (DCS) controllers and IO cards through 2022-04-29 misuse passwords. TELNET on port 18550 provides access to a root shell via hardcoded credentials. This affects S-series, P-series, and CIOC/EIOC nodes. NOTE: this is different from CVE-2014-2350.

Category

5.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.04%
Third-Party Advisory cisa.gov Third-Party Advisory forescout.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.forescout.com/blog/ third party advisory
https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-22-181-03 third party advisory us government resource

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2022-29963?
CVE-2022-29963 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2022-29963?
To fix CVE-2022-29963, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2022-29963 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2022-29963 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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