CVE-2022-2642 (GCVE-0-2022-2642)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-12-12 01:50 – Updated: 2025-04-16 16:05
VLAI
Summary
Horner Automation’s RCC 972 firmware version 15.40 contains global variables. This could allow an attacker to read out sensitive values and variable keys from the device.
Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-1108 - EXCESSIVE RELIANCE ON GLOBAL VARIABLES
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Date Public
2022-12-01 00:00
Credits
m1etz reported these vulnerabilities through the Computer Emergency Response Team, CERT-Bund, to CISA
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