What is CVE-2022-2979?

CVE-2022-2979 is a high-severity vulnerability in Omron Cx-programmer, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-09-12.

How severe is CVE-2022-2979?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Use After Free in Omron Cx-programmer

CVE-2022-2979

Opening a specially crafted file could cause the affected product to fail to release its memory reference potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution.

Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free

EPSS: 0.002 (14.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Omron Cx-programmer — versions All

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-416 — Use After Free

References

ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-2979?: CVE-2022-2979 is a high-severity vulnerability in Omron Cx-programmer, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-09-12.
How severe is CVE-2022-2979?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.