What is CVE-2022-2242?

CVE-2022-2242 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Kuka Systemsoftware V/kss, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-08-10.

How severe is CVE-2022-2242?

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

Auth bypass in Kuka Systemsoftware V/kss

CVE-2022-2242

The KUKA SystemSoftware V/KSS in versions prior to 8.6.5 is prone to improper access control as an unauthorized attacker can directly read and write robot configurations when access control is not available or not enabled (default).

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.011 (63.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Kuka Systemsoftware V/kss — versions 8.2
Kuka Systemsoftware_v\/kss

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-306 — Missing Authentication for Critical Function

References

info@cert.vde.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-2242?: CVE-2022-2242 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Kuka Systemsoftware V/kss, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-08-10.
How severe is CVE-2022-2242?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.