What is CVE-2022-2792?

CVE-2022-2792 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Emerson Electric\'s Proficy, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 6.6/10. Published 2022-08-19.

How severe is CVE-2022-2792?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.6 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Emerson Electric\'s Proficy

CVE-2022-2792

Emerson Electric's Proficy Machine Edition Version 9.00 and prior is vulenrable to CWE-284 Improper Access Control, and stores project data in a directory with improper access control lists.

Published 2022-08-19 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.6 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (32.0th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 32nd percentile — 32.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Emerson Electric\'s Proficy
Emerson Electric Proficy Machine Edition — versions all

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

References

www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-22-228-06 (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-2792?: CVE-2022-2792 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Emerson Electric\'s Proficy, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 6.6/10. Published 2022-08-19.
How severe is CVE-2022-2792?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.6 out of 10.