CVE-2022-35870
moderate-risk
Published 2022-07-25
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Inductive Automation Ignition 8.1.15 (b2022030114). Although authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability, the existing authentication mechanism can be bypassed. The specific flaw exists within com.inductiveautomation.metro.impl. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in deserialization of untrusted data. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-17265.
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19.4% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 81% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
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CVSS 7.8/10
High
LOCAL
/ LOW complexity
Affected Products (1)
Affected Vendors
References (4)
Third Party Advisory
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-1017/
Third Party Advisory
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-1017/
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/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity
24/34 · High
Exploitability
14/34 · Moderate
Exposure
5/34 · Minimal