What is CVE-2016-4522?

CVE-2016-4522 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Rockwellautomation Factorytalk Energrymetrix, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-07-28.

How severe is CVE-2016-4522?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

SQL Injection in Rockwellautomation Factorytalk Energrymetrix

CVE-2016-4522

SQL injection vulnerability in Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk EnergyMetrix before 2.20.00 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via unspecified vectors.

Vulnerability class: SQL Injection

Published 2016-07-28 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.063 (93.4th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 93rd percentile — 93.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.063 · newest: 0.063 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Rockwellautomation Factorytalk Energrymetrix

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-89 — SQL Injection

References

ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-173-03 (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/92135 (vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-4522?: CVE-2016-4522 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Rockwellautomation Factorytalk Energrymetrix, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-07-28.
How severe is CVE-2016-4522?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.