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

Published 2022-08-10 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.012 (66.7th percentile), scored 2026-10-05.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 67th percentile — 66.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.012 · change: +0.001

Affected products

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

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-306 — Missing Authentication for Critical Function

References

www.kuka.com/advisories-CVE-2022-2242 (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.