What is CVE-2022-22512?

CVE-2022-22512 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Varta Element Backup, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2023-03-23.

How severe is CVE-2022-22512?

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

Vulnerability in Varta Element Backup

CVE-2022-22512

Hard-coded credentials in Web-UI of multiple VARTA Storage products in multiple versions allows an unauthorized attacker to gain administrative access to the Web-UI via network.

Published 2023-03-23 · 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: 0.007 (50.4th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 50th percentile — 50.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-798 — Use of Hard-coded Credentials

References

cert.vde.com/en/advisories/VDE-2022-061/ (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-22512?: CVE-2022-22512 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Varta Element Backup, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2023-03-23.
How severe is CVE-2022-22512?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.