CVE-2022-2792

HIGH

7.5

CVSS Score

Published: August 19, 2022 at 10:08 PM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:42 AM UTC

2 products affected across 1 vendorElectric 's ProficyProficy

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Severity

HIGH7.5

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.4%

SSVC

No known exploit

Description

Emerson Electric's Proficy Machine Edition Version 9.00 and prior is vulenrable to CWE-284 Improper Access Control, and stores project data in a directory with improper access control lists.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Electric 's Proficy · Emerson

95%

v ≤ 9.0.0

Proficy · Emerson

60%

v ≤ 9.00

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (1)

x_refsource_MISCUS Government ResourceThird Party Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-22-228-06

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.5HIGH[email protected]

Attack Vector: NETWORK
Complexity: LOW
Privileges: NONE
User Interaction: NONE
Scope: UNCHANGED
Confidentiality: HIGH
Integrity: NONE
Availability: NONE

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED

CWE

CWE-284NVD-CWE-Other

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