CVE-2022-38138

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: October 11, 2022 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:56 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorIec 61850 Software LibraryIec 60870-6 Software Library

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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

The Triangle Microworks IEC 61850 Library (Any client or server using the C language library with a version number of 11.2.0 or earlier and any client or server using the C++, C#, or Java language library with a version number of 5.0.1 or earlier) and 60870-6 (ICCP/TASE.2) Library (Any client or server using a C++ language library with a version number of 4.4.3 or earlier) are vulnerable to access given to a small number of uninitialized pointers within their code. This could allow an attacker to target any client or server using the affected libraries to cause a denial-of-service condition.

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)

Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-22-249-01

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitAutomatablePartial impact

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

CVSS

7.5HIGHicscert
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-824

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