What is CVE-2022-29856?

CVE-2022-29856 is a high-severity vulnerability in Automationanywhere Automation 360, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2022-04-29.

How severe is CVE-2022-29856?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-29856 known to be exploited?

12 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Automationanywhere Automation 360

CVE-2022-29856

A hardcoded cryptographic key in Automation360 22 allows an attacker to decrypt exported RPA packages.

Published 2022-04-29 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.016 (74.5th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 74th percentile — 74.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.015 · newest: 0.016 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Automationanywhere Automation 360 — versions 22

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-798 — Use of Hard-coded Credentials

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

www.automationanywhere.com/products/automation-360 (Product, Vendor Advisory)
dolosgroup.io/blog (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-29856?: CVE-2022-29856 is a high-severity vulnerability in Automationanywhere Automation 360, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2022-04-29.
How severe is CVE-2022-29856?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-29856 known to be exploited?: 12 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.