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FKIE_CVE-2022-2642

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2022-12-02 20:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 04:42

Severity

7.5 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
7.5 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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.

References

	URL	Tags
	ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov	https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-22-335-02	Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-22-335-02	Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	hornerautomation	rcc972_firmware	15.40
	hornerautomation	rcc972	-

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

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-12-12 01:50 – Updated: 2025-04-16 16:05

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

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2025-04-16 15:53 UTC

CWE

CWE-1108 - EXCESSIVE RELIANCE ON GLOBAL VARIABLES

Assigner

icscert icscert root

References

1 reference

URL	Tags
https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-2…

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
Horner Automation	Remote Compact Controller (RCC) 972	Affected: Firmware Version 15.40

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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