What is CVE-2022-27583?

CVE-2022-27583 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Sick Flx3-Cpuc1, classified under Improper Authorization. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2022-10-31.

How severe is CVE-2022-27583?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Sick Flx3-Cpuc1

CVE-2022-27583

A remote unprivileged attacker can interact with the configuration interface of a Flexi-Compact FLX3-CPUC1 or FLX3-CPUC2 running an affected firmware version to potentially impact the availability of the FlexiCompact.

Published 2022-10-31 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (47.2th percentile), scored 2026-10-04.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 47th percentile — 47.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-285 — Improper Authorization

References

sick.com/psirt (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-27583?: CVE-2022-27583 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Sick Flx3-Cpuc1, classified under Improper Authorization. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2022-10-31.
How severe is CVE-2022-27583?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.