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  "document": {
    "acknowledgments": [
      {
        "names": [
          "xina1i"
        ],
        "organization": "Trend Micro \u0027s Zero Day Initiative",
        "summary": "reporting this vulnerability to CISA"
      }
    ],
    "category": "csaf_security_advisory",
    "csaf_version": "2.0",
    "distribution": {
      "text": "Disclosure is not limited",
      "tlp": {
        "label": "WHITE",
        "url": "https://us-cert.cisa.gov/tlp/"
      }
    },
    "lang": "en-US",
    "notes": [
      {
        "category": "general",
        "text": "This CSAF advisory was extracted from unstructured data and may contain inaccuracies. If you notice any errors, please reach out to the designated contact at CISA CSAF: central@cisa.dhs.gov",
        "title": "CISA Disclaimer"
      },
      {
        "category": "legal_disclaimer",
        "text": "All information products included in https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics are provided \"as is\" for informational purposes only. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) does not provide any warranties of any kind regarding any information contained within. DHS does not endorse any commercial product or service, referenced in this product or otherwise. Further dissemination of this product is governed by the Traffic Light Protocol (TLP) marking in the header. For more information about TLP, see https://us-cert.cisa.gov/tlp/.",
        "title": "Legal Notice"
      },
      {
        "category": "summary",
        "text": "Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code.",
        "title": "Risk evaluation"
      },
      {
        "category": "other",
        "text": "Critical Manufacturing",
        "title": "Critical infrastructure sectors"
      },
      {
        "category": "other",
        "text": "Worldwide",
        "title": "Countries/areas deployed"
      },
      {
        "category": "other",
        "text": "Japan",
        "title": "Company headquarters location"
      },
      {
        "category": "general",
        "text": "CISA also recommends users take the following measures to protect themselves from social engineering attacks:",
        "title": "Recommended Practices"
      },
      {
        "category": "general",
        "text": "CISA reminds organizations to perform proper impact analysis and risk assessment prior to deploying defensive measures.",
        "title": "Recommended Practices"
      },
      {
        "category": "general",
        "text": "CISA also provides a section for control systems security recommended practices on the ICS webpage on cisa.gov/uscert. Several recommended practices are available for reading and download, including Improving Industrial Control Systems Cybersecurity with Defense-in-Depth Strategies.",
        "title": "Recommended Practices"
      },
      {
        "category": "general",
        "text": "Organizations observing any suspected malicious activity should follow their established internal procedures and report their findings to CISA for tracking and correlation against other incidents.",
        "title": "Recommended Practices"
      },
      {
        "category": "general",
        "text": "Additional mitigation guidance and recommended practices are publicly available on the ICS webpage on cisa.gov/uscert in the Technical Information Paper, ICS-TIP-12-146-01B--Targeted Cyber Intrusion Detection and Mitigation Strategies.",
        "title": "Recommended Practices"
      },
      {
        "category": "other",
        "text": "No known public exploits specifically target this vulnerability. This vulnerability is not exploitable remotely.",
        "title": "Exploitability"
      }
    ],
    "publisher": {
      "category": "coordinator",
      "contact_details": "Email: CISAservicedesk@cisa.dhs.gov;\n Toll Free: 1-888-282-0870",
      "name": "CISA",
      "namespace": "https://www.cisa.gov/"
    },
    "references": [
      {
        "category": "self",
        "summary": "ICS Advisory ICSA-22-242-09 JSON",
        "url": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cisagov/CSAF/develop/csaf_files/OT/white/2022/icsa-22-242-09.json"
      },
      {
        "category": "self",
        "summary": "ICS Advisory ICSA-22-242-09 Web Version",
        "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-22-242-09"
      },
      {
        "category": "external",
        "summary": "Recommended Practices",
        "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ncas/tips/ST04-014"
      },
      {
        "category": "external",
        "summary": "Recommended Practices",
        "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-22-242-09"
      },
      {
        "category": "external",
        "summary": "Recommended Practices",
        "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/sites/default/files/recommended_practices/NCCIC_ICS-CERT_Defense_in_Depth_2016_S508C.pdf"
      }
    ],
    "title": "Omron CX-Programmer",
    "tracking": {
      "current_release_date": "2022-08-30T00:00:00.000000Z",
      "generator": {
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          "name": "CISA CSAF Generator",
          "version": "1.0.0"
        }
      },
      "id": "ICSA-22-242-09",
      "initial_release_date": "2022-08-30T00:00:00.000000Z",
      "revision_history": [
        {
          "date": "2022-08-30T00:00:00.000000Z",
          "legacy_version": "Initial",
          "number": "1",
          "summary": "Publication Date"
        }
      ],
      "status": "final",
      "version": "1"
    }
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          {
            "branches": [
              {
                "category": "product_version_range",
                "name": "\u003c 9.78",
                "product": {
                  "name": "Omron CX-Programmer: All versions prior to v9.78",
                  "product_id": "CSAFPID-0001"
                }
              }
            ],
            "category": "product_name",
            "name": "Omron CX-Programmer"
          }
        ],
        "category": "vendor",
        "name": "Omron"
      }
    ]
  },
  "vulnerabilities": [
    {
      "cve": "CVE-2022-2979",
      "cwe": {
        "id": "CWE-416",
        "name": "Use After Free"
      },
      "notes": [
        {
          "category": "summary",
          "text": "Opening a specially crafted file could cause the affected product to fail to release its memory reference potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution.CVE-2022-2979 has been assigned to this vulnerability. A CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 has been calculated; the CVSS vector string is (AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).",
          "title": "Vulnerability Summary"
        }
      ],
      "product_status": {
        "known_affected": [
          "CSAFPID-0001"
        ]
      },
      "references": [
        {
          "category": "external",
          "summary": "web.nvd.nist.gov",
          "url": "http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2022-2979"
        },
        {
          "category": "external",
          "summary": "www.first.org",
          "url": "https://www.first.org/cvss/calculator/3.0#CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
        }
      ],
      "remediations": [
        {
          "category": "vendor_fix",
          "details": "Omron CX-Programmer: Update to v9.78",
          "product_ids": [
            "CSAFPID-0001"
          ]
        },
        {
          "category": "mitigation",
          "details": "Should assistance be needed for the update process, users should contact Omron.",
          "product_ids": [
            "CSAFPID-0001"
          ]
        },
        {
          "category": "mitigation",
          "details": "Use antivirus protection by protecting any PC with access to the control system against malware and ensure installation and maintenance of up-to-date commercial grade antivirus software protection.",
          "product_ids": [
            "CSAFPID-0001"
          ]
        },
        {
          "category": "mitigation",
          "details": "Use strong passwords and change them frequently.",
          "product_ids": [
            "CSAFPID-0001"
          ]
        },
        {
          "category": "mitigation",
          "details": "Install physical controls, allowing only authorized personnel access to control systems and equipment.",
          "product_ids": [
            "CSAFPID-0001"
          ]
        },
        {
          "category": "mitigation",
          "details": "Perform virus scans to ensure safety of any USB drives or similar devices before connecting to systems and devices.",
          "product_ids": [
            "CSAFPID-0001"
          ]
        },
        {
          "category": "mitigation",
          "details": "Enforce multifactor authentication on all devices with remote access to control systems and equipment whenever possible.",
          "product_ids": [
            "CSAFPID-0001"
          ]
        },
        {
          "category": "mitigation",
          "details": "Perform validation processing, such as backup and range checks, to cope with unintentional modification of input/output data to control systems and devices.",
          "product_ids": [
            "CSAFPID-0001"
          ]
        },
        {
          "category": "mitigation",
          "details": "Perform periodic data backup and maintenance to prepare for data loss.",
          "product_ids": [
            "CSAFPID-0001"
          ]
        },
        {
          "category": "mitigation",
          "details": "Do not click web links or open attachments in unsolicited email messages.",
          "product_ids": [
            "CSAFPID-0001"
          ]
        },
        {
          "category": "mitigation",
          "details": "Refer to Recognizing and Avoiding Email Scams for more information on avoiding email scams.",
          "product_ids": [
            "CSAFPID-0001"
          ],
          "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/sites/default/files/publications/emailscams_0905.pdf"
        },
        {
          "category": "mitigation",
          "details": "Refer to Avoiding Social Engineering and Phishing Attacks for more information on social engineering attacks.",
          "product_ids": [
            "CSAFPID-0001"
          ],
          "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ncas/tips/ST04-014"
        }
      ],
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            "baseScore": 7.8,
            "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
            "vectorString": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
            "version": "3.0"
          },
          "products": [
            "CSAFPID-0001"
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}